Baschi - loc. case nuove - casale da ristrutturare con terreno
In posizione dominante e panoramica in località Case Nuove, a brevissima distanza da tutti i servizi di Baschi, proponiamo in vendita antico casale che profuma di storia e autenticità rurale. La struttura si sviluppa su due livelli per una superficie commerciale complessiva di circa 700 mq, conservando intatto il…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Structure
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The €60,000 asking price looks low at €86/m², but renovating 700 m² at an estimated €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €786/m², well above the €412/m² local benchmark. The large farmhouse and substantial land are attractive, but the listing does not specify the building’s structural condition or residential conversion details.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly photogenic historic Umbrian farmhouse with beautiful stonework, distinctive chimneys, wooded privacy, 3.5 hectares of land, and panoramic hill views. However, it is currently a substantial renovation project rather than a livable home: the interiors are not shown, there are no listed bathrooms or bedrooms, and the exterior shows age, vegetation, and visible cracking.
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€139,000 – €246,000
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 required; the listing shows no usable interiors, bathrooms, or kitchen.
- 700 sqm is an exceptionally large restoration project, with visible masonry cracks and boarded openings.
- Utilities, structural condition, roof integrity, and access should be verified before purchase.
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 58/100The cluster sits on the low hills of northern Umbria overlooking the Tiber (Tevere) valley. The Tiber river runs through the valley below the hilltops. Land use within about 15 km is mixed agriculture: olive groves, vineyards, cereal fields and patches of oak woodland. The Monte Peglia / Selva di Meana wooded ridge is the main named natural feature of this part of northern Terni and is likely to lie within the local 15 km radius. The nearest larger town is Orvieto, which supplies a railway station, hospital-level services and a historic centre. The area is the typical small‑town and agricultural landscape of inland Umbria, with local production of olive oil and other hill‑agricultural products.