Villa Via Cantarane, 14, 37020, Negrar di Valpolicella
Villa Via Cantarane, 14, 37020, Negrar di Valpolicella. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €70,000 plus an estimated €700/m2 renovation (€105,000) gives an effective cost ≈ €1,167/m2, far above the local median €350/m2. The house has many photos (41) and existing heating, but the high renovation budget makes this an expensive project rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
A solid, mid‑century villa with garage and private paved courtyard — spacious and liveable but dated. Good value-for-space in Valpolicella if you’re prepared to update interiors and systems.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€30,000 – €53,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs renovation and modernisation (kitchen/bathrooms/finishes).
- No energy/efficiency data; likely older systems.
- Exterior is plain and yard is paved rather than a private garden.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Valpolicella hills at the foot of the Lessini Mountains. The Progno di Fumane valley cuts through vineyards, woods and low limestone ridges. Parco Naturale Regionale della Lessinia begins a short distance to the north, with the higher pasture plateau and karst landscapes inside the 15 km radius. The nearest ski area is San Giorgio on the Lessinia plateau, about 30–40 minutes by road depending on the exact hamlet. Verona is the nearest city of size, with full services, major rail connections and the Roman arena. The area is known for Valpolicella wine and for the stone villages, villas and vineyards spread across the hillside belt between the Adige plain and the Lessinia uplands.