Casa indipendente localita' roncolongo
Nel grazioso borgo di Roncolongo a Santo Stefano d'Aveto proponiamo in vendita casetta indipendente così composta: al primo piano ingresso, cucinotto/tinello, camera matrimoniale, cameretta con letto a castello, bagno finestrato con doccia. Completano la proprietà due magazzini con legnaia posti al piano…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €58,000 for 58 sqm, the ask is about €1,000/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of ~€200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,200/sqm versus a very low local baseline of €344/sqm. The listing is well documented and immediately usable, with independent house status, small garden and panoramic view, but on these numbers it looks expensive relative to this catalog baseline.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable little mountain home: independent, furnished, with kitchen, bath, bedrooms and a small garden, so it looks genuinely habitable from day one. The snowy valley outlook and pretty pink exterior give it charm, but the interiors are modest and functional rather than dream-home stunning. At €58k, the value helps the appeal.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Interiors are simple and dated rather than beautiful.
- Parking is not at the door; communal parking is about 100 m away.
- Heating/hot water setup looks basic, with wood stove, electric boiler and gas bottle cooking.
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 75/100The cluster sits in the Ligurian Apennines at the foot of Monte Maggiorasca and Monte Bue, in the Aveto valley. The Aveto river runs through this area. Much of the surrounding landscape falls within the Aveto Regional Natural Park. The nearest ski lifts are at Rocca d’Aveto on Monte Bue, a short drive from the village. Santo Stefano d’Aveto itself is the main service centre in the upper valley, with a small historic core and the remains of the Malaspina castle. The area is known for high Apennine pastures and woods, mushrooms, and the Santo Stefano d’Aveto summer pasture cheese.