Semiindipendente in caratteristico borgo
Nel caratteristico Borgo di Castelpoggio (Ms) lontano dal caos cittadino, contornato dalle verdi colline e non distante dal conosciutissimo CASTELLO di FOSDINOVO, vendesi immobile semiindipendente di circa 60 mq oltre cantina. L'immobile, abitabile, si compone di ingresso fronte strada, soggiorno con camino,…
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Listing price €87,000 plus estimated €12,000 renovation (habitable = €200/m²) gives an effective €99,000 or ≈€1,650/m² versus the regional median ≈€659/m², so this is priced well above local comps; the house is described as habitable with cellar and a 30 m² garden and has 15 photos, but energy class and build year are not provided.
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Beautiful hilltop borgo setting with genuine historic character, a picture-postcard village view and a working fireplace. The house is habitable with a cellar/laundry and a small private garden but is modestly finished and needs cosmetic updating (kitchen, windows/porch) — a very liveable, affordable Toscana bolt‑hole.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Small 60 m², one-bedroom layout — limited space for a family
- Dated kitchen/finishes and some joinery need refreshing or replacement
- Private garden is small (~30 m²) and reached by external steps; glazed porch/utility area needs repair
- Single bathroom and compact rooms — realistic for a pied‑à‑terre or couple, not a large home
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 55/100The Apuan Alps rise immediately inland, with the marble basins above Carrara among the most distinctive mountain landscapes in Italy. The Carrione runs through the town to the Ligurian Sea, and the coast is a few kilometres west. The Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Apuane begins nearby and covers much of the mountain area behind the town. The nearest ski area is Careggine in Garfagnana, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes away, which is too far to count as a local landscape feature. Massa is the nearest town of size, and the wider Carrara-Massa strip has the services of a small urban area. Carrara is known nationally for its marble quarries and sculpture tradition.