Villetta a schiera
Vendesi villetta a schiera su due livelli da restaurare ma abitabile e con gli impianti funzionanti. La superficie calpestabile dell'abitazione è di 100 mq. E' composta al piano terreno da ingresso, cucina abitabile/salotto, bagno e ripostiglio. Al piano superiore da due ampie camere da letto matrimoniali, da un ripostiglio e da un lungo balcone. Tutti gli ambienti sono dotati di...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €542/m², the €65,000 asking price looks attractive, but allowing about €78,000 for restoration brings the effective cost to roughly €1,192/m²—well above the €650/m² local benchmark. The home is reportedly habitable with functioning systems, though the listing does not say the building age or energy rating and provides limited detail on the required works.
More on the house and the area
A genuine Tuscan house with a long balcony, exposed brick-and-stone character, traditional shutters, patterned floors and attractive countryside views. It is not a shell—the kitchen, bathroom, heating and furnished rooms make it apparently usable—but it needs substantial cosmetic work and likely damp-related repairs, while the farm outbuildings are in poor condition.
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, €650/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Clearly dated interiors with peeling plaster and signs of damp that need renovation.
- The kitchen and bathroom are functional but very old-fashioned.
- Exterior balcony, drainage and roof condition should be checked carefully.
- The rustic outbuildings appear highly deteriorated and may be useful mainly as renovation projects.],
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 cluster sits in the Valdichiana Senese, with cultivated hills, arable fields and olive groves between Montepulciano, Sinalunga and the first rises toward the Crete Senesi. The nearest substantial towns are Montepulciano and Sinalunga, with day-to-day services, stations on the local rail line in the valley, and historic centres on the hilltops. Montepulciano, within this radius, is a walled hill town known for Renaissance buildings and Vino Nobile. Pienza and the Val d’Orcia UNESCO landscape are nearby but outside the immediate 15 km landscape from Torrita di Siena. The area is known for wine, olive oil and mixed farming.