Casa indipendente in Via Sant'Antonio 15
Casa indipendente con terrazzo panoramico e giardino privato a Rocchetta di Vara Nel caratteristico borgo di Rocchetta di Vara, in provincia della Spezia, proponiamo in vendita una casa di paese indipendente, ideale per chi desidera vivere immerso nella tranquillità e nella natura della Val di Vara, senza rinunciare alla vicinanza al mare della Riviera Ligure. ...
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At €49,000 (€605/m²), the asking price is already 21% above the Liguria country-house baseline of €500/m²; assuming modest habitable-home costs of €200/m², the effective cost reaches about €805/m². The listing is recent and has 30 photos, but condition and key technical details are missing, while the inland location is 14 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, usable village house with a spectacular wooded Ligurian mountain setting, a huge panoramic terrace, and private outdoor space. The terracotta floors, shutters, antique furnishings, and surrounding stone terraces give it real character, while the kitchen and bedrooms appear immediately usable but old-fashioned.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Interiors are functional but dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- Some ceiling/wall moisture or peeling is visible, so the condition should be checked carefully.
- The steep village setting may make access and parking less convenient.
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 68/100The cluster sits in Val di Vara, the valley of the Vara river in the Ligurian Apennines. The immediate landscape is hilly Apennine foothills with mixed woodland and agricultural plots; the Vara river runs through the valley. Nearby valley towns include Varese Ligure and Brugnato and several small villages that provide local shops and municipal services. The nearest city of size is La Spezia, a port and rail hub with regional train and ferry connections. There are no ski lifts within about 15 km; ski areas in the Ligurian Apennines are at longer drive times. Local land use includes olive cultivation and chestnut woods, and the area is part of eastern Ligurian rural and gastronomic traditions (olive oil, pesto).