Casa colonica in Monsampolo del Tronto
Tipica casa colonica marchigiana di circa 350 mq, su 2 piani più sottotetto, oltre ad annessi. Il fabbricato si distingue per gli inconfondibili caratteri costruttivi tipici dell’architettura rurale dei primi del ‘900, quali scala esterna, forno a legna all’ingresso di casa, piccionaia in facciata, muratura in mattoni…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Structure
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €286/m², the 350 m² farmhouse is close to the local €306/m² level, but structural consolidation and renovation could add about €315,000, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,186/m². The private land and access to the coast add value, but this remains an expensive large-scale project.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly characterful early-1900s Marche farmhouse, with exposed brick, an external stairway, pigeon loft, wood oven, olive-lined private access, and generous countryside land. However, it is currently an uninhabitable renovation project rather than a real home: the interiors are unfinished and visibly neglected, and structural consolidation is required.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€69,000 – €123,000
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.
- Major renovation and structural consolidation are explicitly required.
- The photos show an abandoned, overgrown shell with no usable kitchen, bathroom, or finished living areas.
- Budget and permissions may be substantial for restoring the 350 sqm house plus outbuildings.
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 49/100The area sits in the lower Tronto valley between the Adriatic coastal plain and the first hills of southern Marche, with the Sibillini and Gran Sasso massifs visible farther inland on clear days but outside the immediate landscape. The Tronto river runs nearby. San Benedetto del Tronto is the nearest larger town, with a seafront, port, rail station and the main services of this stretch of coast; Ascoli Piceno is the main historic city inland, with a substantial old centre and services. Within about 15 km the setting is mainly cultivated hills, river plain, scattered villages and the urbanised corridor toward the coast. The wider area is known for vineyards, olive groves and the connection between the Adriatic coast and the Tronto route into the interior.