Rustico/casale in Cinquecase
PIEGARO (PG), Vocabolo Cinquecase: casa colonica in pietra su due livelli di 153 mq circa così composta: - piano terra: ingresso, camera da letto, bagno con vasca, cantina; - piano primo: soggiorno con camino, cucina, camera matrimoniale, bagno, veranda e terrazza. La proprietà comprende un giardino privato di 990 mq circa ed annesso in muratura. Posizione tranquilla molto panoramica....
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €220,000 for 153 m² is €1,438/m²; adding an estimated €200/m² renovation yields an effective ≈€1,638/m² vs the regional median of €364/m², so it's well above local market levels. The listing describes bathrooms, kitchen, veranda and 24 photos and a 990 m² garden and does not state a need for major restoration, but the price remains high.
More on the house and the area
Beautiful, characterful stone farmhouse with original beams, terracotta ceilings, a cosy fitted kitchen and usable bathrooms — clearly a lived-in, move-in home. Perched on a panoramic Umbrian hill with olive trees, a terrace and private garden, it’s a very attractive and realistic country-home option, though the external steps, roadside position and some garden maintenance are worth noting.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Main entrance reached by an external staircase (not ideal for mobility).
- Property sits right beside a small road — some noise / limited privacy possible.
- Exterior/grounds show areas of overgrowth and will need light maintenance.
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 sits in the inland Umbrian hills between the upper Nestore valley and the ridge country west of Lake Trasimeno. Lake Trasimeno is within about 15 km to the north-west from the Piegaro side of the territory. Monte Pausillo and the wooded hills on the Umbrian-Tuscan border are nearby. Pietrafitta, with the Museo Paleontologico Luigi Boldrini and local services, is the nearest larger settlement in the immediate area, while Città della Pieve is the nearest notable hill town of size with a preserved historic centre. This part of western Umbria is known for olive groves, woods, tobacco and mixed farming, and Piegaro itself is known for glassmaking.