Casa rurale con terreno
Collocato in una piccola frazione del Comune, non molto distante dal capoluogo e dai servizi, in una location immersa nella tranquillità di questo paesaggio collinare, VENDIAMO PORZIONE DI ABITAZIONE bilocale da risanare con piccoli interventi con TERRENO ULIVATO, al piano primo servito da ballatoio privato e composto…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- On the market for a long time
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Effective price ≈ €53k (€35k + ~€18k renovation → ≈€1,178/m²) vs regional median €500/m², so it sits well above local comparables; listing has been on market 1,757 days. Description calls for only “small interventions” while condition is marked Needs renovation, so details are unclear.
More on the house and the area
A charming, usable little hamlet house with intact roof, two bathrooms and rustic vaulted cellars plus a private 2,000 m² olive grove and broad mountain/valley views. It’s not a project shell — you could use it with light-to-moderate works — but plan for updating the interior finishes, balcony/railings and cellar cleanup.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Property needs renovation/modernisation despite being habitable (bathroom and finishes dated).
- Small footprint (≈45 m²) — best as a pied‑à‑terre or for 1–2 people, not a family home.
- Balcony/railings and external concrete surfaces show wear and will need repair.
- Cellars appear cluttered/damp and will need cleaning/attention before use.
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 71/100The cluster is in the upper Lunigiana, with the northern Tuscan Apennines close by and the Apuan Alps within roughly this radius to the southwest. The Magra valley runs through the area. Part of the territory of Filattiera falls in the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest skiing is on the Zum Zeri slopes, roughly a 35–45 minute drive depending on the exact hamlet. Pontremoli is the nearest substantial town, with a rail station, services, and a preserved historic centre; Aulla is the larger service hub farther down the valley. The wider Lunigiana area is known for stone villages, castles and the Via Francigena corridor through the Magra valley.