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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €189,000 plus estimated renovation €52,000 (€200/m²) gives €241,000 total — about €927/m², roughly 97% above the regional baseline of €471/m². The listing does not state the condition, so the high effective price vs. baseline makes this an overpriced offer.
More on the house and the area
A spacious, well-maintained three‑storey town house with attractive interiors (marble floors, elegant iron staircase, fitted kitchen and a large private roof terrace) that feels move‑in ready. It’s a comfortable, characterful home for town living, but note the busy corner position with a ground‑floor shop, limited outdoor land and relatively few bathrooms for the size.
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€17,000 – €29,000
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.
- Corner, central location with shop at ground floor — some street noise likely
- No private garden — outdoor space is a tiled roof terrace only
- Large listed living area but only two bathrooms (may need adaptation for many bedrooms)
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 66/100The cluster is in the Tronto valley under the Monti della Laga and close to the Sibillini side of the central Apennines. The Tronto river runs through Ascoli Piceno. Monti Sibillini National Park begins to the northwest, with the Forca di Presta road and the Castelluccio side of the range within mountain-driving distance but outside the immediate urban area. San Giacomo above Ascoli has the nearest ski lifts, about 25 km away by road. Ascoli Piceno is the nearest town of size and has a large travertine-built historic centre with Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Arringo, many medieval towers and churches, and the Romanesque Ponte di Cecco area on the river. The city is known for travertine architecture and olive all’ascolana.