La casa dei ciliegi
ARCEVIA: Località VALLE di San Ginesio, nel comune di Arcevia è in vendita questa casa, cielo terra, con accesso diretto dalla strada e affaccio panoramico a valle. L’immobile abitato fino al 2018 ha chiaramente finiture e rivestimenti datati, ma è tutto funzionante, quindi con lavori di ripristino impianti è da…
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 estimate €200/m² for works → effective price €127,000 or ~€605/m², roughly double the local median of €295/m² for Marche; the house is habitable and includes 1 ha of planted land, garage, cellar and working heating, but the effective €/m² is high for the area.
More on the house and the area
A solid, habitable farmhouse with intact roof, heating and a working layout — ready to live in now though cosmetically dated. The real selling points are the panoramic valley views and the 1-hectare plot of cherry and olive trees, making this a great-value countryside home.
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€14,000 – €23,000
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.
- Interiors and finishes are dated and will need cosmetic updating and possible system refresh.
- Only one full bathroom for the large 210 m² house.
- House sits right by the road — check access/traffic and privacy.
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 68/100The area lies in the inland Marche hills on the eastern side of the Apennine belt, with a succession of ridges, woods and cultivated valleys. The Cesano river valley is close by, and the Gola della Rossa e di Frasassi Regional Natural Park lies partly within this radius around the Frasassi gorge and cave area. Arcevia is known for its hilltop historic centre and for a ring of medieval castles in its territory. Senigallia on the Adriatic is the nearest larger town in daily use, with rail services, hospital and broader shopping, but it is outside the immediate landscape. The area is known for mixed farming, woodland and scattered fortified hill villages.