Terratetto unifamiliare in Follo
Terratetto panoramico nel borgo di Castello di Follo – a 20 minuti dalle Cinque Terre Prezzo: €49.000 Nel suggestivo borgo storico di Castello di Follo in vendita terratetto di circa 90 m², ideale come abitazione principale, seconda casa o investimento turistico. L'immobile si sviluppa su più livelli ed è composto…
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Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
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At €49,000 (€544/m²), the purchase price looks reasonable, but renovation at roughly €700/m² brings the estimated all-in cost to about €112,000 (€1,244/m²), well above comparable local stock around €538/m². The panoramic historic-borgo setting and proximity to Cinque Terre add appeal, but the scale of works makes this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
A genuine Ligurian hill-borgo townhouse with compelling valley and mountain views, old stone façades, terracotta roofs, a terrace, and a small private courtyard. The house is not turnkey—interiors are usable but dated and visibly in need of renovation—yet it appears to be a real, roofed 90 m² home rather than a ruin. At €49,000, the panoramic setting and proximity to La Spezia and the Cinque Terre create strong dream-home appeal.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €32,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs renovation, with visible damp/peeling finishes and dated interiors.
- Steep, stair-filled historic-borgo access may be difficult for some residents.
- Only one bathroom is shown/listed, and the large ground-floor room may require recovery work.
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 61/100The cluster is in the lower Vara valley between the Ligurian Apennine hills and the Gulf of La Spezia. The Vara river runs nearby. The Montemarcello-Magra-Vara Regional Park is within the local area around the Magra estuary and lower valley. La Spezia is the nearest town of size, with a port, rail station and full services. The area is tied to the Gulf of La Spezia and the eastern Ligurian coast, but the better-known cliff coast of the Cinque Terre is farther away and does not sit around Follo itself.