Bilocale in Corso Trieste 42
S. AGABIO - C. so Trieste - Vicinissimo all'Università - Bilocale arredato in buone condizioni sito al 1°P. composto da ingresso living su soggiorno con cucina a vista, camera matrimoniale e bagno - Balcone -Termoautonomo - Ideale come investimento. € 45.000.
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 €45,000 (€900/m²), this furnished one-bedroom apartment in good condition is priced above the local reference of about €671/m²; allowing for modest updates brings the effective cost to roughly €1,100/m². Its proximity to the university, autonomous heating and balcony support rental demand, but the price is not a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, move-in-ready apartment with a functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and living area, making it practical rather than a renovation project. However, the photos show an ordinary compact interior with basic finishes and no proven view, garden, historic details, or standout Italian character.
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.
- Compact 50 sqm apartment with a fairly dated, highly personal interior.
- No attractive view, exterior, balcony, or distinctive historic character is shown.
- The listing is aimed at investors and is close to the university, so the setting may feel urban rather than dreamy.
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 35/100The cluster sits inside the built-up area of a city above 50,000 residents. The immediate surroundings are the flat Po Valley plain with intensive arable farming and a network of irrigation canals; rice and maize are common crops. Small rivers and drainage channels cross the plain, notably the Agogna river runs close to the city. There are no mountains, large lakes or regional/national parks within about 15 km. The city is a transport hub on the Milan–Turin rail corridor and has motorway links (A4, A26) and provincial-level services. The local economy combines urban manufacturing and services with agriculture on the surrounding plain.