Trilocale in Via Emilia 518
In vendita a San Lazzaro di Savena, nella frazione Campana, appartamento situato al piano terra di una piccola palazzina, ideale per chi cerca una soluzione abitativa funzionale con spese di gestione contenute. L’immobile è composto da ingresso, cucina abitabile, due camere, bagno, ripostiglio e una spaziosa cantina…
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 €96,000 plus an estimated €14,000 of basic updating, the effective cost is about €1,571/m²—roughly double the local €773/m² benchmark. The listing describes a functional apartment with low running costs, but does not state its condition or construction year; energy class G is an additional concern.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable two-bedroom apartment with a fitted kitchen, functioning bathroom, autonomous heating and ample storage. Its main character is the impressive vaulted brick-and-stone cellar, while the living spaces themselves are plain, dated and offer no notable view or outdoor setting.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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 dated and largely utilitarian, with likely cosmetic updating needed.
- Energy class G may mean higher heating costs and future efficiency work.
- Ground-floor apartment: check privacy, security, damp and cellar ventilation.
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 on the east side of the Bologna built-up area, with the first hills of the Bolognese Apennine foothills immediately to the south and the Idice valley nearby. The Parco dei Gessi Bolognesi e Calanchi dell'Abbadessa lies here, with gypsum outcrops, sinkholes, caves and badland formations. Bologna is the nearest city of size and provides the full services of a major provincial capital, including a large historic centre, rail links and airport access. The area is known for the transition from the Po plain to the first Apennine hills rather than for a single standout rural landscape.