Casa colonica in Gavorrano
.La vendita e' in NUDA PROPRIETA', 70.000 euro, meno della meta' del prezzo pieno, io, unico proprietario ho 70 anni e sono invalido 100%, Il prezzo, nel procedere del tempo, aumenta gradatamente, dato che la mia speranza di vita diminuisce. Consiste di una villetta a piano terra con soffitta alta piu' di 2 metri e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Only a share of the property is for sale
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly a sale in nuda proprieta, so you are not buying full usable ownership of the home; that is a veto red flag for this catalog. Although the house is described as habitable, the legal structure overrides price considerations and makes it unsuitable for a foreign buyer seeking a livable home.
More on the house and the area
This looks like a genuinely usable country house with bathroom, heating, garden and productive olive land, not a ruin. But the photos show a fairly ordinary 1950s home with cluttered outdoor spaces and little visual magic, so the wow comes more from the land and low effective price than from 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€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.
- Sold in nuda proprietà, so you are not buying immediate use/occupancy
- Photos show a very plain, somewhat cluttered exterior with limited visual charm
- Only partial interior shown, so character and overall finish are not well proven
- Wastewater appears to rely on a field-dispersal system rather than a standard sewer connection
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 68/100The cluster is in the Metalliferous Hills of southern Tuscany, with low ridges, woods and cultivated slopes around Gavorrano. The Gulf of Follonica and the Tyrrhenian coast are about 13 km away, and the coastal plain between the hills and the sea is part of daily life here. This is the Maremma, known for olive groves, vineyards and former mining areas; around Gavorrano there are visible traces of the mining landscape linked to pyrite extraction. Follonica is the nearest larger town, with full services, rail connections and beaches. Massa Marittima, within about 15 km, is a major historic hill town with a substantial medieval centre and cathedral. The Bandite di Scarlino area lies nearby on the coastal hills and woods toward the sea.