Rustico/casale
Nella prima campagna del paese, raggiungibile mediante breve strada bianca, proponiamo locale magazzino/deposito della superficie di mq. 47 composto internamente da due vani comunicanti tra loro e bagno con finestra. Il fabbricato, libero su tre lati, si presenta in ottime condizioni d'uso e manutenzione, completano la proprietà circa mq. 3.000 di terreno con sovrastanti 50 piante di ulivo in...
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing explicitly says 'locale magazzino/deposito', i.e. storage use rather than a legal dwelling, so it fails the habitability test regardless of condition. At €85,000 for 47 sqm plus 3,000 sqm of olive land, it is also far above the local sub-€100k farmhouse baseline of €509/sqm for a non-residential asset.
More on the house and the area
The big draw is the leafy Tuscan garden and olive-grove setting: it feels private, green and genuinely pleasant to spend time in. The building itself looks structurally sound and well kept, with a usable bathroom and simple finished interiors, but it is very plain and appears more like a converted outbuilding than a dream house. Charming lifestyle potential, yet not top-tier wow because the home element is modest and the legal use may matter.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- Listed as magazzino/deposito rather than a regular home
- Interiors shown are very basic and not fully set up as a dwelling
- Reached by a short unpaved road
- Small size at 47 sqm limits full-time living comfort
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 66/100The Colline Metallifere begin around Suvereto, with low wooded and cultivated hills rather than high mountains. The Cornia river plain lies nearby, and the Tyrrhenian coast around the Gulf of Follonica is about 10 km away. The area includes the Montioni Natural Park between Suvereto, Campiglia Marittima and Follonica. The nearest larger centre is Piombino, with port services, rail links and the main shopping and administrative functions for this part of the Val di Cornia; Venturina Terme is the nearer service town for everyday needs. Suvereto is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. This part of the Val di Cornia is known for vineyards, olive groves and the historic mining and metalworking landscape of the Metalliferous Hills.