Casa bifamiliare
è da ristrutturare ed attualmente è priva di impianto di riscaldamento, . La classe energetica è G. Sarturano è una località riservata, ideale per chi cerca pace e relax senza rinunciare alla comodità: il centro di Agazzano, con negozi, servizi essenziali, scuole, farmacia e attività di ristorazione, è facilmente raggiungibile in pochi minuti d’auto.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €20,000 asking price is low at €400/m², but the house needs substantial renovation and has no heating; at an estimated €1,100/m² renovation cost, the effective cost is about €1,500/m² versus €567/m² for comparable local homes. Its independent entrance and two-bedroom layout are positives, but the required works largely erase the headline discount.
More on the house and the area
This is a very inexpensive small Emilia-Romagna townhouse with a traditional village character, shutters, terrazzo floors and an independent entrance. It is a real roofed home rather than a ruin, but the worn interiors, apparent damp issues and lack of heating mean it needs substantial practical work before it becomes a comfortable full-time residence.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €29,000
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.
- Requires renovation, with visible damp/plaster deterioration and dated interiors.
- Currently has no heating system; energy class G.
- Only about 50 sqm, with no meaningful private garden or notable 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 56/100The area sits in the lower Val Tidone, with cultivated hills and vineyards rising south of the Po plain. The Tidone valley is the main landscape feature within reach, and the first ridges of the Ligurian Apennines are farther up the valley. Castel San Giovanni is the nearest larger town, with the usual rail and road services for this part of western Emilia. Piacenza is the main city for higher-level services and work. This part of the province is known for wine, especially Gutturnio and other Colli Piacentini production.