Rustico/casale in Via Crocetta
San Polo d'Enza - località Crocetta - proponiamo ampio rustico con garage e area di pertinenza di circa 300 mq- Ideale come deposito. E' possibile il cambio d'uso.
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €43,000 (€215/m²), the 200 m² rustic building is advertised mainly as storage and would require an estimated €220,000 of restoration, bringing the effective cost to about €1,315/m² versus a €300/m² local benchmark. A change of use may be possible, but the listing does not state the current legal status, permits, or residential viability.
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€79,000 – €117,000
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.
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 68/100This is the first hilly belt south of Reggio Emilia, in the Enza valley between the Po plain and the northern Apennines. The Enza river runs nearby and marks the boundary with the province of Parma. The Matildic hills are the main local landscape, with mixed farmland, wooded slopes and ridgelines; Canossa and the Rupe di Canossa are within the area and are the best-known historic landmark in these hills. The nearest larger town is Reggio Emilia, which provides the full range of rail, shops, schools and hospitals. The area is known for Parmigiano Reggiano production and for the Matilde di Canossa castles and hill country.