Villa in Via IV Novembre
Semindipendente da riqualificare completamente, composta da: terrazza di circa 30 mq. dalla quale si accede all' appartamento di vani 4 + servzio. Giardino di ampia metratura con accesso dalla terrazza. L'accesso all'immobile avviene attraverso breve scalinata pubblica.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €50,000 asking price is €625/m², but the house requires complete renovation; estimated total cost is about €138,000 (€1,725/m² effective) versus a €385/m² Liguria baseline. The garden and terrace add appeal, but the renovation burden makes this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
The strongest appeal is the green Ligurian hillside view, plus a large terrace and garden in a peaceful village setting. Inside, this is a real roofed and floored home with a kitchen, heating and usable rooms, but it is very dated and clearly needs substantial renovation before comfortable full-time living.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€32,000 – €47,000
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.
- Requires complete renovation or major refurbishment.
- Visible damp/staining, worn floors, deteriorated windows and dated utilities.
- Access is via a short public staircase; bathroom condition is not shown.
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 70/100The cluster sits in the Ligurian Apennines (Appennino Ligure) on the inland side of the La Spezia province. The local valley system is the Val di Vara and the nearby waterways are tributaries of the Vara river. The Ligurian coast is about 9 km away; nearby coastal towns include Levanto and Deiva Marina. Levanto has a railway station on the Genoa–La Spezia line with frequent regional trains linking to La Spezia, Genoa and the Cinque Terre. Within 15 km there are small towns such as Varese Ligure and Brugnato offering local shops and municipal services. There are no ski lifts in the immediate area; alpine-style ski facilities are farther inland and at higher elevations. Land cover around the cluster is mainly mixed woodland and small-scale agriculture (olive groves, chestnut and oak woods).