Terratetto unifamiliare in Sesta Godano
? In un suggestivo borgo ligure di montagna, a soli 45 minuti da La Spezia e le Cinque Terre, proponiamo una casa in una posizione unica, immersa nel silenzio assoluto e con una vista mozzafiato sul paesaggio circostante: il luogo ideale per chi cerca tranquillità e autenticità. ? Casa in pietra di 60 mq con giardino…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €5,000 asking price is deeply discounted, but the roof, floors, windows, finishes, and all systems require major work; at an estimated €1,100/m², effective cost is about €71,000 (€1,183/m²), well above the Liguria baseline of €538/m². The remote mountain setting and lack of a precise renovation estimate add risk.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely atmospheric Ligurian stone house in a quiet mountain village, with beautiful paved lanes, a private garden, and an excellent valley-and-mountain panorama. However, it is currently a major renovation project rather than a usable home: the roof, internal floors, windows, finishes, and utilities all need work. The €5,000 price is striking, but the total renovation cost could be substantial.
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€24,000 – €35,000
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 roof and most internal floors need rebuilding or substantial work.
- No active utilities or heating systems; water and electricity require new connections.
- Windows and all finishes need replacement, and there is no confirmed bathroom or kitchen.
- Pedestrian-only access; parking is less than 100 meters away.
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 63/100The cluster sits in the inland valleys behind the eastern Ligurian coast, with the Ligurian Apennines close by. The Vara river valley is the main landscape here. The Montemarcello-Magra-Vara Regional Park extends into this part of eastern Liguria along the lower Vara and Magra system. The nearest larger centre is La Spezia, which has the main rail station, port, services and hospital for the area. Levanto and the eastern Riviera are the nearest coastal towns in daily use. This part of the province is known for wooded hills, scattered hamlets and the Val di Vara rural landscape.