Rustico/casale
Nel comune di Castiglione d'Orcia, nella località di Campiglia d'Orcia, è in vendita un annesso agricolo di 33 mq situato al primo piano di un piccolo edificio indipendente. L'immobile è composto da tre vani: - Una stanza principale con camino; - Una seconda stanza; - Un piccolo stanzino. Informazioni tecniche importanti: L'immobile è dotato di allaccio per acqua...
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an agricultural annex of 33 m², not a legal dwelling, so it is unsuitable as a home regardless of the €33,000 price. The listing also conflicts with the supplied area figure of 18,213 m² versus 33 m².
More on the house and the area
A genuinely beautiful Tuscan setting, with sweeping rolling-hill views, mature olive trees, woodland, and extensive private land. The small stone-and-plaster farmhouse has a sound-looking tiled roof, traditional beams, terracotta floors, and a fireplace, and appears usable rather than ruined, but it is very rustic and would benefit from significant updating.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€7,212,000 – €10,655,000
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.
- The 33 sqm house is very basic and dated, with visible wall cracks, improvised storage, and exposed wiring.
- Utilities, bathroom functionality, heating, and the legal status of the agricultural annex should be verified.
- The property appears rural and accessed by an unpaved track; the large plot will require substantial upkeep.
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 97/100This cluster sits in the Val d'Orcia, with open clay-and-tufa hills, cypress-lined roads, isolated farm buildings and broad views toward Monte Amiata. Monte Amiata rises within this area and the lower wooded slopes begin nearby. The Orcia valley is the local river landscape. The Val d'Orcia is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape. Castiglione d'Orcia and nearby San Quirico d'Orcia, Bagno Vignoni, Pienza and Radicofani are the local historic centres that define the area. The area is known for the classic Val d'Orcia farmed landscape, cypress avenues, wheat fields, olive groves, vineyards and thermal waters at Bagno Vignoni.