Appartamento con ampio terrazzo panoramico a Castel d'Aiano
Appartamento con ampio terrazzo panoramico a Castel d'Aiano. Needs renovation, terrazzo, arredato.
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In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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At €40,000 (€645/m²), the apartment looks inexpensive, but estimated renovation of about €43,400 brings the effective cost to roughly €83,400 (€1,345/m²), well above the local €853/m² benchmark. The panoramic terrace and furnished layout help, but the renovation burden and inland mountain location limit the deal.
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A genuinely livable two-bedroom apartment with a very large panoramic terrace overlooking wooded hills, valleys, and distant mountains. The interiors are clean and fully furnished but strongly dated, so this is more of a beautiful refresh project than a turnkey dream home; €40,000 makes the setting especially compelling.
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€12,000 – €22,000
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 apartment is clearly usable but dated and advertised as needing renovation.
- Heating, insulation, windows, and energy performance are not documented.
- The panoramic terrace and access/maintenance of the surrounding gardened slope should be verified.
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 67/100The cluster is in the northern Apennines, in the hill and low-mountain country between the Reno and Panaro valleys. Around Castel d'Aiano the landscape is wooded ridges, fields and small hamlets, and the Regional Park of Monte Sole lies within about 15 km to the east. South of here the highest part of the Bolognese Apennines rises around Corno alle Scale, but the ski lifts are beyond the 15 km radius and are a longer drive rather than part of the immediate setting. The nearest town of some size is Vergato, with daily services and rail access down the Reno valley toward Bologna. This part of the Apennines is known for chestnut woods, hiking and the Gothic Line sites of the Second World War.