Villa
PERIFERIA DI MASSA - Immersa nella Campagna, circondata da serre floristiche - VENDIAMO - Complesso Residenziale, Composto da: Due Unità Abitative, Garage, Cantine, Spazi per Servizi e ca. 1000 mq di giardino. 1° Unità Abitativa Piano Rialzato di ca 120 mq; Composta da: Ingresso/Corridoio, Ampia Cucina Abitabile, Salone, Due Camere da letto Matrimoniali e Due Bagni, Loggia 20 mq. 2°...
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 €405,000 (≈€1,776/m²); assuming modest refurbishment (€200/m²) yields an effective ≈€1,978/m² versus the regional median €556/m² — about 3.6× higher. Close to the sea and features (pool, garden, garage) add value but do not justify this premium given the market baseline.
More on the house and the area
Well-presented, move-in-ready villa with a large, private manicured garden, covered loggia and attractive outdoor living areas — a real family home you could live in immediately. Interiors are clean and comfortable (aircon, good light); the setting feels quietly suburban with distant hill views rather than a romantic hillside borgo.
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€15,000 – €25,000
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.
- Peripheral/suburban location (close to greenhouses), not a secluded rural idyll.
- No dramatic historic character — modern, well-kept rather than ancient stone charm.
- Price in the facts (€405k) is high compared with bargain listings; check if the pool shown in tags is present.
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 55/100The Apuan Alps rise immediately above Carrara, with steep marble mountains and quarry faces visible around the built-up area. The Ligurian Sea coast is a few kilometres away, with the Riviera Apuana shoreline running south toward Marina di Massa. The Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Apuane begins inland from the coastal plain and covers much of the mountain area above the city. The nearest ski area is Careggine in Garfagnana, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes by road depending on the route, so it is not part of the immediate landscape. Massa is the nearest town of size, effectively continuous with Carrara along the coastal plain, with services, rail links and a substantial urban strip. Carrara is known nationally for its marble basins and quarries, which are the defining feature of the surrounding landscape.