Terratetto unifamiliare in Arcidosso
Privato vende terratetto ad Arcidosso - loc. Case Nuove 67 - privo di impianto di riscaldamento e con bagno sul terrazzo da ristrutturare.
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 €27,000 asking price is attractive at €450/m², but missing heating and a bathroom on the terrace requiring renovation suggest roughly €800/m² in works. Effective cost is about €75,000 (€1,250/m²), nearly double the €650/m² baseline, with no strong location premium at 47 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, furnished old Tuscan townhouse with rustic character, a small terrace, and a modest garden area, but it has no notable view or standout architectural feature. The kitchen and bedrooms appear usable, yet the house needs meaningful renovation, especially the terrace bathroom, heating, damp-affected walls, and overall finishes.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- No heating system is present.
- The bathroom is on the terrace and needs renovation.
- Visible damp, worn finishes, and neglected exterior areas suggest substantial 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 74/100Monte Amiata rises immediately above Arcidosso, with chestnut woods and the volcanic slopes of the mountain defining the area. The upper Val d'Orcia lies to the north-east within this radius, and the Amiata territory includes villages with preserved historic centres such as Arcidosso itself and Santa Fiora. The Monte Amiata area is known for chestnuts, beech forest, springs and winter skiing; the nearest ski runs are on Monte Amiata around Prato delle Macinaie and Pian della Contessa, roughly 20–30 minutes by road from Arcidosso depending on access point. Grosseto is the nearest larger town for full services and rail connections. This is part of the Amiata mountain area, a named landscape in southern Tuscany.