Villa unifamiliare in Villanova sull'Arda
Villa unifamiliare in Villanova sull'Arda. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, videocitofono, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €67,660 (€142/m²), this habitable 478 m² villa with garage, terrace, cellar and heating is estimated at about €342/m² after modest updating, slightly below the local €358/m² benchmark. The listing does not specify bathrooms or construction year, which adds some uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, functioning-looking roadside commercial property, but it has little visual charm, no apparent private garden or meaningful view, and limited residential appeal. The front areas are usable, while the rear spaces look rough, cluttered, and unfinished; despite the “habitable” label, it is not clearly a move-in home.
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€32,000 – €53,000
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.
- Photos show a commercial bar/restaurant rather than a ready residential home.
- No bathroom is listed, and the rear/courtyard areas appear neglected and partly unfinished.
- The very large floor area may require substantial conversion and renovation for residential use.
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 41/100This is the Bassa Parmense on the Po plain, with flat agricultural land and irrigation canals around the settled areas. The Po is the main river landscape of the area, a few kilometres to the north, with embankments, poplar stands and riverside farmland. Busseto is the nearest small town of note and is closely linked with Giuseppe Verdi; nearby Roncole Verdi and Sant’Agata are part of that association. Fidenza and Parma are the nearest larger centres with full services and rail connections.