Terra-tetto con giardino
Nelle vicinanze di Zocca, immersa nel verde e nella tranquillità di un piccolo borgo, proponiamo una porzione di casa terra-tetto situata in una posizione riservata che garantisce la massima privacy. Dedicata a chi cerca una pausa dalla frenesia cittadina per rigenerarsi nella natura, la proprietà vanta circa 3.700 mq…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 (€409/m²), the asking price is slightly below comparable local stock, but allowing roughly €22,000 for updates to this 1940, energy-class G home brings the effective cost to about €609/m². The large private grounds, garage, terrace and fireplace add appeal, while the rural location and likely modernization needs keep this from being a standout deal.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable country home with a large stone-paved terrace, fireplace, garage, and approximately 3,700 sqm of private wooded land. The surrounding greenery opens onto a beautiful Emilia-Romagna hillside landscape, while the interiors are practical and well maintained but quite dated. At €45,000, the combination of usable space, privacy, terrace, and land is unusually compelling.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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 habitable but dated, with an energy class G rating.
- The home has only one bedroom and one bathroom.
- The wooded grounds and access paths 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 72/100The area sits in the Modenese Apennines, with wooded ridges and mid-mountain farmland around Monte Cimone to the southwest. The Panaro valley is nearby, and the Regional Park of the Sassi di Roccamalatina lies within this area, with sandstone spires and forested slopes. The nearest ski lifts are on Monte Cimone around Sestola, roughly 35–45 minutes by road. The nearest larger town is Vignola, with everyday services, and Modena is the main city for higher-level services and rail connections. The area is known for chestnuts, mountain villages, and for the Sassi di Roccamalatina rock formations.