Roncopascolo: monolocale a reddito
Ti presentiamo un’opportunità unica che unisce il calore di una casa accogliente alla solidità di un investimento sereno. Varcarne la soglia significa essere accolti da un ambiente di 50 mq in buono stato, dove la luce naturale valorizza ogni angolo di uno spazio pensato per offrire il massimo del comfort e della…
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
At €85,000 plus roughly €10,000 for light work, the effective cost is about €1,900/m²—more than double the €918/m² level of comparable Parma-area listings. The habitable studio has a garage, cellar and strong amenities, but the listing does not say the rental income, yield, energy class or building age, so the premium is not clearly justified.
More on the house and the area
A bright, clean and genuinely habitable 50 m² studio with a complete kitchen, bathroom, heating and attractive open views over greenery. It is practical and move-in ready, but the interiors are ordinary and the surrounding setting is distinctly commercial, so it offers little historic or postcard appeal.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- Registered as A/10, which may indicate an office category rather than standard residential use; verify permitted occupancy and conversion requirements.
- The building sits in a functional commercial/industrial setting rather than a picturesque Italian neighborhood.
- This is a compact studio with limited privacy and no visible private outdoor space.
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 40/100This is the western Po plain, with flat farmed land, canals and drainage ditches around the villages. The Taro valley lies to the west and the Apennine foothills begin farther south beyond Parma, but they are outside the immediate landscape here. The nearest town of size is Parma, with major services, rail links and a historic centre. Fontanellato itself is known for the Rocca Sanvitale with its moat, and the area is part of the Parmense food plain associated with Parmigiano Reggiano and cured meats.