Villa unifamiliare in Sambuca Pistoiese
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Diritti di piena proprietà su fabbricato per civile abitazione di due piani fuori terra con annesso altro fabbricato accessorio di un piano fuori terra oltre piano seminterrato, corredato da corte esclusiva. - località Pavana Simplex Domus aiuta famiglie e aziende a comprare…
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
The listing is explicitly an 'ASTA IMMOBILIARE', which is a hard veto for this catalog regardless of the low asking price. Although the house is described as a civil dwelling and the nominal €233/m² is below the Toscana villa baseline of €531/m², auction-specific risk overrides the discount.
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The mountain setting is the real draw here: a detached house with green surroundings, open valley views and its own garden feels genuinely livable rather than just picturesque. The main house looks solid, furnished and usable, with heating and decent exterior condition, though interiors are dated and not especially charming. At this price for a large villa in Tuscany, the value adds a clear wow effect even if the beauty is more about location than the house itself.
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€16,000 – €27,000
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 style is dated and fairly plain rather than atmospheric.
- Some spaces appear unfinished/utility-like, including an outbuilding or upper room.
- Bathroom condition is not shown despite the habitable listing.
- Auction sale: documentation and exact 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 northern Apennines, in the Reno valley, with wooded slopes and ridgelines around the settlements. The area lies close to the Corno alle Scale massif, the highest part of the Bolognese Apennines, and the regional park of Corno alle Scale is within this mountain belt. The nearest ski lifts are those of Corno alle Scale, reached in roughly 30–40 minutes by road depending on the exact hamlet. Porretta Terme is the local town of size, with rail connections on the Bologna–Pistoia line and the thermal establishments that give the municipality its name. The wider area is known for chestnut woods, mountain villages and the old trans-Apennine route between Emilia and Tuscany.