Villa unifamiliare in Serravalle Pistoiese
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Lotto 2 oggetto della procedura n. 50/2021 R.E. a cui sono riunite la n. 148/2024 R.E. e la n. 34/2025 R.E. Il lotto è costituito dai seguenti immobili:• Bene n. 1 - Terra-tetto (proprietà 1/1);• Bene n. 2 - Tettoia ubicata (proprietà 1/1);• Bene n. 3 - Area urbana(proprietà 1/2);•…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
- Only a share of the property is for sale
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an auction property, which is a veto under the scoring rules, despite the €46,125 asking price (€1,441/m²). The lot also includes an urban area held at 1/2 ownership, creating additional legal and transaction risk.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely habitable little Tuscan rural home with a lush garden setting, covered outdoor space, fireplace, antique-style tiles, timber details, and highly individual painted interiors. It feels like a real lived-in house rather than a bare renovation shell, although the 32 sqm size, clutter, and auction status keep it below dream-home territory.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€2,000 – €4,000
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.
- Auction purchase with legal and procedural complexity.
- Only 32 sqm, so the living space is very compact.
- The facts list 0 bathrooms despite a bathroom being visible; verify the cadastral and court documentation.
- The interiors are usable but heavily cluttered and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
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 lies on the Monte Albano hills between the Valdinievole plain and the Pistoia plain. The Nievole basin and the Padule di Fucecchio wetlands are within this area. Montecatini Terme is the nearest substantial town, with thermal establishments and rail connections, and Pistoia is also close with a large historic centre and services. This part of Tuscany is known for olive groves on the lower hills, nurseries and market gardening on the plain, and spa towns in the Valdinievole.