Appartamento via San Rocco 10, Monza, Monza Brianza
Appartamento via San Rocco 10, Monza, Monza Brianza. Habitable, autonomo heating, impianto di allarme, videocitofono, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, cucina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €981/m², the asking price is already about 28% above the local €767/m² comparison, and allowing €200/m² for a habitable apartment brings the effective cost to roughly €1,181/m². The listing has useful amenities and 27 photos, but it does not state the building year, energy class, or bathroom details.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, habitable 53 sqm apartment with functioning kitchen, bathroom, heating, bedroom, and living space, so it is not a renovation project. The arched openings, balconies, and leafy shared courtyard add modest character, but the setting and interiors are ordinary rather than dreamlike.
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€4,000 – €6,000
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.
- Basic, dated interiors and a very compact kitchen/bathroom.
- Dense urban setting with no private garden, terrace, or scenic view.
- Shared courtyard appears functional rather than private or especially attractive.
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 40/100Monza sits in the built-up Milan conurbation. The Lambro river runs through the city and the main local landscape feature is the Parco di Monza, a large historic park around the Villa Reale. Milan is the nearest major city and its services, rail links and airports shape daily life here.