Casa indipendente
casa pronta da abitare con giardino circostante: al piano rialzato: ingresso cucina abitabile, balcone, sala, due camere da letto e bagno. al piano inferiore: cantina, centrale termica, lavanderia e bagno. Cortile.
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
At €507/m², the €70,000 asking price is above the local reference of €387/m²; allowing about €200/m² for a habitable rather than fully renovated home brings the effective cost to roughly €707/m². The listing says it is ready to live in and offers 138 m², five bedrooms, two bathrooms, garden and outdoor space, but Ventasso is inland and the price is not a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, spacious country home with a working kitchen, two bathrooms, multiple bedrooms, balcony, terrace and surrounding garden. The interiors are old-fashioned rather than beautiful, but the stone outbuildings, mature trees and rural setting add authentic Italian character; it appears livable without major reconstruction.
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€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but noticeably dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The property has stepped access and uneven outdoor areas, which may be difficult for some residents.
- Several surrounding stone outbuildings and walls look weathered and may require maintenance.
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 Tuscan-Emilian Apennines are the immediate setting here. The Secchia valley and the ridge zone around Monte Ventasso are within this area, and parts of the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano lie nearby. Cerreto Laghi, with ski lifts, is the nearest ski area and is roughly a 20–30 minute drive depending on the hamlet. Castelnovo ne’ Monti is the nearest larger town of the district, with schools, shops and services. The area is known for mountain pasture, woodland, hiking and small Apennine villages.