Rustico/casale in Via Celestina Donati
MARRADI| Alle porte del centro di questo borgo medievale incastonato nelle colline tosco-romagnole, proponiamo questo fabbricato terra/cielo da ristrutturare sviluppato su tre piani fuori terra e composto da vani uso deposito al pian terreno, cucina, sala (servita da piccolo terrazzino), camera da letto e servizio igienico al piano primo oltre ad ulteriori due vani abitativi al piano secondo.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €42,000, the estimated renovation cost brings the effective total to about €112,000, or €1,120/m² versus roughly €505/m² for comparable homes in the area. Its position near the center of a medieval hill town is positive, but the property needs substantial renovation and the listing omits key condition and building details.
More on the house and the area
A characterful three-storey townhouse on the edge of a medieval Tuscan-Romagnolo hill borgo, with terracotta floors, exposed beams, shutters, balconies, and traditional stone details. However, it is explicitly sold to renovate and the exterior is heavily weathered, so this is a promising village-home project rather than a ready-to-live-in dream house.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is required, including visibly worn façades and likely upgrades to interiors and systems.
- The ground floor is described as storage space rather than finished living area.
- No clear evidence of a finished kitchen, modern bathroom, heating, or move-in readiness.
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 69/100The cluster is in the Apennines, in the upper Lamone valley near the border between Tuscany and Romagna. The Lamone river runs through Marradi and the surrounding landscape is wooded mountain slopes, chestnut country and small valleys. The Parco nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna begins east of here, with its forested ridges within roughly this mountain area. The nearest skiing is the small lift area around Campigna and Mount Falco, reached by a mountain drive of about an hour depending on the road. Marradi itself is a small service centre with a railway station on the Faenza-Florence line, basic shops and schools. The area is known for chestnuts, especially the Marrone di Marradi.