Rustico/casale in Località Strada 15
Ecco la Tua CASA COLONICA in TOSCANA da riprogettare su misura per te e 4 ettari circa di terreno agricolo! Siamo sulla sommità di una collina con una bellissima vista verso Ovest, appena al di fuori dell’abitato di Villamagna…una tranquilla frazione di Volterra dove troverai i servizi di prima necessità come un bar, un alimentari e la farmacia. Quindi...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €100,000 (€370/m²), the farmhouse looks inexpensive initially, but the description says it must be redesigned and does not state its current condition. Allowing roughly €900/m² for substantial renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,270/m², well above the €505/m² local benchmark.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely beautiful Tuscan farmhouse setting, with panoramic rolling-hill views, cypress trees, olive groves and approximately 4 hectares of land. The 270 sqm house has strong historic character—stonework, brick arches, vaulted ceilings and a fireplace—but it is visibly tired and requires substantial renovation before comfortable full-time living.
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€53,000 – €95,000
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 needed, including plasterwork, damp/crack repairs, finishes and likely systems upgrades.
- The farmhouse is not move-in ready despite having floors, bathrooms and some usable interior spaces.
- Managing approximately 4 hectares of agricultural land will require ongoing work, and renovation costs could be significant.
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 72/100The cluster is in the hills around Volterra, with open clay and mixed arable landscapes of the Val di Cecina and the upper valley of the Era nearby. The Cecina river basin is the main water system in the area. Volterra is the nearest town of size and it has a substantial walled historic centre with Etruscan and Roman remains. The historic centre of Volterra is known for alabaster working.