Bilocale in Via Diola, 23, Ziano Piacentino,
Appartamento di recentissima costruzione in trifamiliare composto da ingresso, soggiorno con angolo cottura, balconata panoramica, camera matrimoniale con balcone, bagno. Arredamento compreso nel prezzo. Riscaldamento autonomo gas metano.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
A habitable 56 m² apartment with garage, balcony and independent heating costs €1,250/m², about 36% above the local comparison level of €918/m². The features support a usable home, but the price is ordinary-to-high for the area rather than a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable, furnished apartment with clean interiors, a functional kitchen and bathroom, balconies, independent heating, and a garage. The brick building and glimpsed valley view add charm, but the interior is fairly ordinary and the setting is pleasant rather than spectacular.
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€4,000 – €6,000
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.
- The panoramic outlook is attractive but relatively narrow and partly obstructed by neighboring buildings.
- The 56 sqm layout is compact, with a small kitchenette and limited outdoor space.
- The exterior brickwork is appealing, though the home lacks standout historic interiors or dramatic architecture.
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 58/100This is in the Val Tidone hill country at the edge of the first Ligurian Apennine ridges, with cultivated slopes, vineyards and small wooded valleys. The Tidone valley is the main local landscape feature. Pianello Val Tidone is the nearest small centre of note, and larger services are in the Piacenza direction. The area is known for wine production, especially Gutturnio and other Colli Piacentini wines.