Casa colonica in Cosenza
Casa colonica in Cosenza. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €75,000 (€472/m²), this farmhouse needs renovation; allowing about €700/m² puts the effective cost near €1,172/m², far above comparable local stock around €240/m².
More on the house and the area
A solid, roofed farmhouse with attractive mountain glimpses, a generous covered terrace, landscaped garden areas, and useful stone retaining walls. The home is clearly a real house with floors, heating, bathrooms, and good bones, but it needs renovation and modernization rather than being immediately move-in ready.
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€31,000 – €56,000
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.
- The interiors are empty and dated, with substantial cosmetic renovation needed.
- A functioning kitchen is not shown and should be verified.
- The surrounding vegetation and sloping access may require ongoing 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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Cosenza, so the resident landscape is an inland city at the meeting of the Crati and Busento valleys rather than open countryside. The Sila massif rises to the east within this radius, with forested foothills and mountain relief visible from the city side. Rende is the nearest town of size in the same urban area, and the combined settlement has the university, hospitals, major retail and the main provincial services. The old centre of Cosenza sits on the hill above the modern city and is known for its historic core and the confluence of the Busento and Crati.