Villa unifamiliare in Gazzola
Villa unifamiliare in Gazzola. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, videocitofono, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
In the listingHabitableThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
Must be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,688 (€456/m²), this habitable villa is already above the local comparison level of €361/m²; allowing about €24,400 for normal habitable-house work brings the effective cost to roughly €656/m². The listing offers a garage, terraces, cellar, heating and fiber optic, but it does not say how many bathrooms there are.
More on the house and the area
The property has a substantial villa structure, a partly attractive stone-clad exterior, garage, terrace, and a roofed shell. However, most photographed interiors are clearly unfinished and not realistically livable without major completion work, so the low price is the main appeal rather than the home's current beauty.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €14,000
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.
- Despite being listed as habitable, the photos show extensive unfinished interiors with exposed brick, bare concrete floors, and incomplete stair and door works.
- No finished bathroom, kitchen, or living spaces are visible; utilities and actual occupancy readiness need verification.
- There are signs of moisture or water pooling in several areas, so renovation quality and waterproofing should be checked.
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 68/100The cluster is in the Val Trebbia, with the first ridges of the Ligurian Apennines around it. The Trebbia river runs through the area, with gravel banks and a broad valley floor near Travo. Farther up the valley, within this part of the inland Piacenza area, there are wooded slopes, sandstone and ophiolite outcrops, and a sequence of small historic villages. Bobbio is the nearest town of note in the valley, with a substantial historic centre and the abbey complex of San Colombano. The area is known in Emilia for the Trebbia valley landscape and for outdoor use of the river in summer.