Terratetto plurifamiliare in Fossato di Vico
Nel caratteristico borgo di Purello, frazione di Fossato di Vico, proponiamo in vendita una casa in pietra con ingresso indipendente e ampio lastrico privato recintato, una soluzione ideale per chi desidera vivere in un contesto tranquillo e autentico, immerso nel paesaggio dell'Appennino umbro. La proprietà si…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
I estimated a renovation reserve of €18,000 (€200/m²) giving an effective price of €77,000 or ≈€856/m², well above the local median of €503/m². The house is habitable with recent maintenance (PVC windows, cleaned chimney, thermostufa) and 30 photos, but the effective €/m² is ~70% higher than typical Umbria townhouses, so it reads as overpriced.
More on the house and the area
A well-kept stone townhouse with a large private lastrico, a working fireplace and charming, move-in-ready interiors — you could comfortably live here now. The setting in an Umbrian borgo with nearby Apennine views feels authentic and peaceful, and the price is a real bargain for 90 m². Practical points: water heating is by boiler and heating relies on GPL bottles, and the house sits on a village street rather than a secluded plot.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Hot water from electric boiler and heating uses GPL bottles (no mains gas).
- Corner house on a village road — some passing-traffic exposure possible.
- Outdoor space is a tiled lastrico (large terrace) rather than a private garden.
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 sits in the Umbrian Apennine foothills near the Gubbio basin and the Chiascio valley. Monte Cucco and the Umbro-Marchigiano Apennines are within this radius, and the Parco del Monte Cucco begins nearby. The nearest ski area is Monte Catria, roughly an hour by road, so it is outside the immediate landscape. Gubbio is the nearest substantial historic town, with a large medieval center and the Palazzo dei Consoli; Gualdo Tadino is also close and has everyday services and a rail station. The area is known for wooded ridges, limestone hills, caves and hiking around Monte Cucco, and for the medieval hill towns on the Umbrian-Marche border.