Rustico in Corniglio
RUSTICO DA RISTRUTTURARE CON 7.500 MQ DI TERRENO E VISTA PANORAMICA – VESTA D’AGNA DI CORNIGLIO Immerso nella tranquillità della natura, a Vesta d’Agna di Corniglio, proponiamo in vendita un fabbricato rurale in mattoni e pietra, disposto su due livelli, ideale per chi desidera realizzare una casa su misura in un…
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A project, not a home yet
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Windows
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At €20,000 (€250/m²), the 80 m² farmhouse appears cheap, but renovation at roughly €700/m² brings the estimated total to about €76,000 (€950/m²), well above the local €285/m² benchmark. The description is extremely sparse and lists no bathrooms or legal habitability details.
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The stone farmhouse has strong historic character, a photogenic exterior, generous surrounding grassland, and beautiful mountain-valley views. However, it is an empty rustico with unfinished interiors, no bathroom, and no evidence of usable residential systems, so it is a major renovation project rather than a home you could currently live in.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €28,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- This is an uninhabitable renovation project, with no bathroom or finished living spaces visible.
- The interiors are raw stone storage rooms with bare floors and no kitchen or utilities shown.
- Roof and structural condition should be professionally verified before purchase.
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 Parma Apennines, with the crags and pasture slopes around Monte Caio close by and the higher ridge of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines just to the south. The Parma and Cedra valleys shape this area, with the Cedra torrent and its small reservoir at Lago di Ponte nearby. Part of the local territory falls in the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski slopes are the small lifts at Prato Spilla, roughly a 30-minute drive depending on the exact hamlet. The nearest town of size is Parma, which has full services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. This area is known for chestnut country, summer pasture and Parmigiano Reggiano production in the mountain zone.