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A Gragnano Trebbiense, in tranquillo contesto civile con giardino condominiale, proponiamo in vendita appartamento di circa 65 mq posto al secondo ed ultimo piano. L’abitazione è composta da ingresso, soggiorno cucinotto, una camera da letto, bagno. L’immobile si presenta da rimodernare, offrendo un’interessante…
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 €831/m², the apartment appears reasonably priced before works, but its stated modernization needs imply about €45,500 in renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,531/m² versus a local benchmark of €773/m². Garage, cellar, garden access and the quiet residential setting add value, but energy class G and the renovation burden make this weak value.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable one-bedroom apartment with a functioning kitchen, bathroom, heating, and plenty of living space. However, the interiors are plain and significantly dated, with worn checkerboard flooring, basic fixtures, and visible cosmetic work needed; it offers practicality rather than an especially dreamy Italian-home appeal.
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€13,000 – €23,000
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.
- Clearly dated finishes and fixtures throughout, with modernization needed.
- Energy class G and central heating may mean higher running costs.
- The advertised open view, garden, and parking are not demonstrated in the photos.
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 53/100The area sits on the western edge of the Po plain, close to the lower Trebbia valley and the first hills of the Piacentine Apennines. The Trebbia river is the main natural feature nearby. Piacenza is the nearest city of size, with a full set of services and a substantial historic centre. South of here, within the province, the landscape becomes vineyard and mixed-farming hill country around the Val Tidone and Val Trebbia, and the area is known for wine and cured meats typical of the Piacentino.