Appartamento in Canaro
A Vallone, frazione di Canaro, in Via Fabio Filzi 525A, in un edificio costruito nel 1967, è in vendita un appartamento di 74 metri quadrati situato al primo piano. L'immobile è da ristrutturare ed è composto da: - salotto sala da pranzo - cucina separata abitabile - due camere da letto - un bagno Riscaldamento…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Heating
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At €20,000 (€270/m²), the apartment is cheap upfront, but renovation at roughly €700/m² plus a missing boiler brings the effective cost to about €970/m², above the local €630/m² benchmark. Two garages, a covered parking space, storage buildings and 775 m² of agricultural land add value, but the listing is outside a high-demand location and the energy class is still pending.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, compact home with two bedrooms, a bathroom, garage/storage buildings and a substantial 775 sqm garden/agricultural plot. It appears structurally usable rather than a ruin, but the dated interiors, worn exterior details and missing boiler mean meaningful renovation is needed. At €20,000, the land and outbuildings create strong value, though the setting is rural and visually ordinary.
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€15,000 – €26,000
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.
- Needs renovation and currently lacks a boiler for the autonomous heating system.
- Interiors are very dated, with old finishes, fixtures and furnishings.
- The exterior is plain and there is no standout historic character or panoramic view.
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 38/100The area lies in the lower Po plain, with flat agricultural land and the Po di Goro and other branches of the Po delta landscape not far to the south and east, though the immediate surroundings are mainly reclaimed farmland and river plain. The Po runs nearby and shapes the local geography. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status for the Renaissance city and the Po Delta cultural landscape. The area is known for agriculture and for its position between the lower Po and the routes toward Ferrara and Rovigo.