Casa bifamiliare in Via Lucchese
Loc. PONTE DI SERRAVALLE - Opportunità Unica per Due Famiglie. Villetta bifamiliare libera su tre lati composta da 2 Appartamenti Indipendenti tra loro posti rispettivamente al piano Terra e al piano Primo, con a comune tra loro un ampio Piazzale e Giardino di oltre 200 mq oltre ad un Garage/magazzino di 27 mq. ideali per due Famiglie che...
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €280,000 is €1,436/m²; assuming modest works (€200/m² → +€39k) gives an effective ~€1,636/m², about 2.5× the local baseline of €660/m², so this is expensive for the area. The listing omits condition and energy class, which increases uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
Clean, well-maintained semi-detached home with a generous paved piazzale and a private garden — appears move-in ready and ideal for two families. Pleasant, practical town property rather than a scenic rural or historic farmhouse, with close neighbours and external stair access to the upper unit.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
- Town setting with neighbouring houses close by
- First-floor apartment accessed by external staircase (less privacy/thermal separation)
- Large paved courtyard reduces private green area despite 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 61/100Montecatini Terme sits on the Valdinievole plain at the foot of the northern Tuscan hills. The Padule di Fucecchio, the largest inland marsh in Tuscany, lies nearby and is a regional nature reserve. The lower slopes above the plain lead up toward Montecatini Alto and the hill country between Pistoia and Lucca. Pistoia is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and rail connections, and Lucca and Florence are practical by train or road but outside the immediate landscape. The area is known for its thermal spas and Liberty-era spa buildings.