Casa indipendente 6 locali, 141 m² in Via Castello snc, Serr
Casa indipendente in asta a Serravalle di Chienti (MC) – Via Castello snc L'immobile in asta è un edificio residenziale monofamiliare situato nel Comune di Serravalle di Chienti (MC), in Via Castello snc. Sviluppato su tre livelli, si inserisce in un contesto urbanistico di completamento (Zona B) e confina con…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction (asta), so it cannot be treated as a normal sale. Listed price €14,920 plus estimated €700/m² renovation (~€98,700) yields an effective cost ≈€113,620 (≈€806/m²) versus the regional baseline of €230/m².
More on the house and the area
Plain, attached village house with some overgrown outdoor space — not scenic or historic. Interiors are half‑finished with visible wiring and rubble, so it’s a low‑cost renovation project rather than a move‑in home.
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€28,000 – €50,000
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.
- Interior largely unfinished — missing/partial flooring, sanitary fixtures and finishes.
- Electrical and heating systems are incomplete or absent (heating listed as 'assente').
- Signs of damp, dust and debris in basements/rooms; significant cleanup and repair needed.
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 70/100Serravalle di Chienti sits in the valley of the Chienti river in the central Apennines. To the west are the Monti Sibillini; the Monti Sibillini National Park and its high ridges are the principal mountain feature visible from the area. The immediate landscape is Apennine: folded limestone and sandstone ridges, forested slopes and small agricultural/pastoral parcels. The nearest town of size is Camerino, which hosts a university campus and local administrative and commercial services. The area is within the central-Italy seismic zone that produced strong earthquakes in 2016–2017. The wider zone of the Marche Apennines is used for hiking, forestry and small-scale mountain agriculture.