Casa indipendente
Nel Centro Storico vendesi appartamento di 90 mq. con rimessa di mq. 45, composto da: ingresso, cucina, salotto, 2 camere di cui una con caminetto, bagno e ripostiglio. APE Classe en. G.
What it really costs
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At an estimated €200/m² renovation allowance, the effective price is about €681/m² (€92,000 total), essentially equal to the €678/m² baseline, so there is no meaningful discount. The historic-center location and 25 photos help, but the facts call it a 135 m² country house while the description says a 90 m² apartment plus 45 m² garage, and condition is unspecified.
More on the house and the area
A charming historic-center home with traditional shutters, brick detailing, a fireplace, and a characterful stone-paved piazza setting. The interior is a real, furnished house with kitchen, floors, heating, and usable rooms, but it is old-fashioned rather than beautifully finished and will need refreshing.
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€9,000 – €15,000
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 dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The listing shows only one bathroom for 135 sqm.
- The property is in a tightly built historic-center setting with no visible private outdoor space or views.
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 74/100The cluster lies in the Val di Chiana, with cultivated plain and low hills at the edge of the Crete Senesi and the first rises toward the Val d’Orcia. Montepulciano is nearby and has a substantial historic centre with Renaissance palaces and wine production. Pienza, within this range, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and part of the Val d’Orcia cultural landscape. The area is known for vineyards, olive groves, grain fields, Chianina cattle and wine, with the A1 corridor and the Siena–Perugia route shaping daily access.