Casa indipendente
A Chianciano Terme, in zona panoramica e vicina a tutti i principali servizi, si vende villa bifamiliare libera su quattro lati di 306 mq, con lastrico solare di 120 mq, resede, giardino privato e piscina. La villa, composta da due appartamenti e da vari locali di sgombero, si sviluppa su tre piani, con la zona abitativa al primo ed al...
What it really costs
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The asking price is €559/m² versus the Toscana country-house baseline of €678/m², but the condition is missing and the listing conflicts on size: 170 m² in the facts versus 306 m² in the description. Applying a €700/m² renovation allowance makes the effective cost about €1,259/m², weakening the apparent discount despite the strong amenities and 50 photos.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial hillside villa with expansive terraces, private garden, a swimming pool, mature greenery, and a genuine panoramic view over the surrounding Tuscan landscape. The house appears structurally solid and potentially usable, with two apartments, but it is dated and the unshown interiors make true move-in readiness uncertain.
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€34,000 – €60,000
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.
- Interior condition and finish quality are not shown in the gallery.
- The empty pool, weathered terraces, railings, and concrete surfaces suggest deferred maintenance.
- Large multi-level property may require substantial upkeep and renovation of outdoor areas.
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 area sits on the southern Tuscan hill country between the Val di Chiana and the Orcia basin. Monte Cetona and the first ridges of the Val d'Orcia/Monte Amiata side are within this radius, giving a landscape of cultivated hills, woods and ravines rather than plain farmland. Chiusi and Montepulciano are the nearest larger historic centres, with rail services at Chiusi-Chianciano Terme and a substantial old hill town at Montepulciano. The Val d'Orcia UNESCO landscape begins nearby around Pienza and San Quirico d'Orcia, but its core scenery is outside the immediate 15 km radius, so it does not define the score here. The area is known for thermal waters, vineyards producing Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and olive groves.