Terratetto unifamiliare in Santa Fiora
Piena proprietà di due unità immobiliari, villino ed autorimessa, ubicate nel comune di Santa Fiora in via della Vetta n. 14, composto da soggiorno, cucina, disimpegno, disimpegno reparto notte, 2 camere da letto, bagno, 6 locali nel sottotetto (utilizzati come soggiorno, camera da letto, disimpegno, bagno e due…
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 a judicial auction ("vendita giudiziaria", "aste giudiziarie"), which is a veto red flag for this catalog. Although the ask is €811/m² for 100 m² and described as habitable, the auction status overrides normal price analysis and keeps the score in trap territory.
More on the house and the area
This looks like a real, usable woodland house rather than a ruin: roofed, shuttered, plastered, with a defined entrance, terrace area and ancillary spaces. The exterior is charming and the pine-forest setting gives it a peaceful mountain-cabin feel, but there are no interior photos and no proven view, so the wow is moderate rather than dreamy-top-tier. At the price, the size and apparently habitable condition make it appealing value.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- No interior photos, so actual finish quality and maintenance are unverified.
- Auction sale adds procedural/legal complexity.
- Wooded roadside setting may mean less privacy and some traffic noise.
- Bathrooms/utilities condition is unclear from the photos despite 'habitable' status.
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 78/100Monte Amiata rises immediately above the area, with chestnut woods and beech forest on the volcanic massif. The Fiora river springs at Santa Fiora. Much of the massif falls within the Monte Amiata area of environmental protection and forest reserve. The nearest ski slopes are on Monte Amiata around Prato delle Macinaie and Cantore, reached in about 20–30 minutes by road. Abbadia San Salvatore is the other main mountain town nearby, and Arcidosso is the nearest larger centre on the Grosseto side; between them the massif has year-round services and a historic built core in several villages. The area is known for woodland on an extinct volcano, springs and chestnuts.