Casa indipendente in Località Cogno di Grezzo
BARDI Vendesi, all’interno di un piccolo borgo panoramico e tranquillo, posto a 5 km dal centro di Bardi e a 800 m s. l. m. , fabbricato indipendente ad uso abitativo, oltre a due fabbricati adibiti a locali di deposito con area circostante. L’immobile principale è disposto su due livelli da circa 90 mq commerciali…
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 €76,000 (€380/m²), the asking price is essentially in line with comparable Emilia-Romagna country homes. The main dwelling appears usable, but two stone storage buildings need complete renovation, while the listing does not state the overall condition, construction year, or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, independent 200 sqm house in a quiet mountain hamlet, with glimpses of wooded hills, traditional shutters and attractive stone farm buildings around it. The main home is clearly lived-in and functional, with a fitted kitchen, heating and finished floors, but it has an old-fashioned interior and only one bathroom. At €76,000, the size and setting create real value, though the stone outbuildings are renovation projects rather than ready-to-use spaces.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€23,000 – €39,000
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.
- The main house appears usable, but interiors, kitchen, bathroom and systems are distinctly dated.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a five-bedroom layout.
- The attractive stone outbuildings require complete renovation; additional land and storage buildings may cost extra.
- The village setting is quiet and rural, with limited immediate amenities and narrow access roads.
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 cluster is in the upper Ceno valley in the northern Apennines. The Ceno river runs through Bardi, and the landscape within this radius is mostly wooded ridges, pasture and steep valley sides. Parco Regionale delle Valli del Cedra e del Parma lies to the east beyond the immediate area, but the local setting is chiefly the Ceno valley and surrounding Apennine relief. Bardi itself has the large Castello di Bardi on a rocky spur above the river, which is the main landmark in the area. The nearest higher Apennine passes and ski ground are around the Prato Spilla area, roughly an hour or a little more by road, so they do not define the immediate setting. The area is known for mountain hamlets, chestnut country and the fortified village of Bardi.