Villetta a schiera in Via Gorizia 5
(Rif. 745) Maissana, località Salterana. Nell'entroterra di Sestri Levante e delle Cinque Terre, a 25 km dal mare, proponiamo casa semindipendente di mq 100 su 3 piani. Piano terra: ingresso, soggiorno, cucina, cantina. Piano primo: camera, bagno, grande terrazzo. Piano secondo: camera. Da ristrutturare. Riscaldamento con stufa a legna.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 plus an estimated €70,000 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,150/m² versus the Liguria townhouse baseline of €538/m². The 100 m² home is explicitly to be renovated, inland and 13 km from the sea, with only basic wood-stove heating.
More on the house and the area
A very photogenic Ligurian village townhouse with arched openings, wooden shutters, terraces, stonework, and a bell tower directly in the scene. The surrounding wooded hills add genuine charm, and the house appears structurally complete and usable rather than a ruin, but it needs meaningful renovation and the interiors are plain and dated.
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€20,000 – €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.
- The house is explicitly described as needing renovation, with dated finishes and sparse interiors.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a three-floor, four-bedroom layout.
- The garden/land appears heavily overgrown and may require substantial clearing; heating is by wood stove.
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 61/100The cluster is in the Ligurian Apennines, in the upper Val di Vara. The Vara river valley is the main landscape element of this part of inland eastern Liguria. The area falls within the Val di Vara, often known for mixed woodland, small hamlets and hill farming, and for olive oil and local agricultural produce. Sestri Levante and the coast are the nearest larger urban reference points, while Varese Ligure is the nearest small centre of note with a preserved historic core and services. The Cinque Terre and the Riviera are in the wider province but not within the immediate 15 km landscape here.