Edificio in Via San Savino
Nella campagna del paese di Montecchio, in posizione facilmente raggiungibile e panoramica, vendiamo un oliveto con annesso agricolo. Il terreno di totali 8.770 metri quadrati circa è tutto ad oliveto con al suo interno 300 piante circa di olivi di oltre 35 anni e in piena produzione e qualche albero da frutta. Completa la proprietà l'annesso agricolo, edificato nei primi...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €39,000 for 45 m² (≈€867/m²) covers an olive grove with an agricultural annexe, not a dwelling; an agricultural building typically cannot be legally used as a home without major conversion (estimated €1,100/m²), so this is a land/annex sale rather than a habitable house.
More on the house and the area
A lovely, productive olive grove (≈300 trees) with a wide panoramic view over Umbrian hills and a hilltown — very attractive countryside setting. The stone/block annex is roofed and solid and used as storage/tractor shed, but it isn’t presented as a finished home and would need conversion and services to become livable. Excellent value if you want land and olives, but plan for renovation/permissions to live here.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €27,000
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.
- Property is an agricultural plot with a small annesso agricolo, not a ready-to-live house
- No visible bathroom/kitchen or finished living spaces in the photos
- Conversion to a residence will likely require permits/works and checking utilities (water/sewage/electric)
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 cluster is in the Tiber valley below the volcanic ridge of the Monti Amerini, with wooded hills and farmed slopes around Guardea. The Tevere runs nearby and Lake Alviano, formed by a dam on the river, is within the local area. The Oasi WWF Lago di Alviano lies here, a protected wetland known for birdlife. Amelia is the nearest historic town of size, with substantial walls and a Roman and medieval centre; Orvieto and Todi are farther but still important service and cultural towns for the wider area. This part of southern Umbria is known for olive groves, mixed farming and small hill towns on volcanic and alluvial terrain.