Villa unifamiliare in Volterra
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Appartamento con garage, magazzino e terreno edificabile, ubicati a Volterra (PI) - Via dei Valloni 4, località Villamagna. - dei Valloni Simplex Domus aiuta famiglie e aziende a comprare immobili all’asta tramite avvocati specializzati ed esperti di mutuo. Comprare un immobile…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an auction listing ('ASTA IMMOBILIARE'), which is a veto red flag for this catalog. Although the ask is €594/m² versus a €531/m² baseline and the home is marked habitable, auction risk overrides price attractiveness.
More on the house and the area
This is a usable-looking village-edge house with decent size and a pleasant garden/orchard feel, but it lacks real visual magic. The building appears structurally ordinary rather than charming, and the interiors look tired and cluttered rather than inviting. At the price and size it has practical value, but it feels more like a budget family home to update than a dream Italian beauty.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €18,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- Interior looks dated and partly cluttered, so expect refresh works.
- No bathroom is shown/listed, which is a major livability uncertainty.
- Exterior is plain 1980s rather than characterful Tuscany.
- Auction sale: documentation and actual condition should be checked carefully.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 72/100The cluster is in the hills around Volterra, with open clay and mixed arable landscapes of the Val di Cecina and the upper valley of the Era nearby. The Cecina river basin is the main water system in the area. Volterra is the nearest town of size and it has a substantial walled historic centre with Etruscan and Roman remains. The historic centre of Volterra is known for alabaster working.