Soragna, Via Garibaldi 44: appartamento al primo piano, 2 camere
Soragna, Via Garibaldi 44: appartamento al primo piano, 2 camere. autonomo heating, balcone, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 (€693/m²), the estimated effective cost is about €893/m² after modest habitable-home allowance, slightly above the local comparison level of €857/m². The apartment has heating, a balcony, cellar and 24 photos, but the listing does not say its condition, age or energy class.
More on the house and the area
A characterful central-town apartment with a handsome historic facade, shutters, traditional street presence, and some attractive original flooring. The 101 sqm layout is a genuine house rather than a shell, with finished rooms, heating, bathroom, and balcony, but it is dated and not immediately turnkey because the kitchen needs to be installed.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- The kitchen appears stripped out and needs fitting, despite existing plumbing and boiler.
- Interiors are dated and would benefit from repainting and refurbishment; one room shows signs of damp or staining.
- Directly on a town street with no visible private outdoor space; traffic and parking may affect quiet living.
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 42/100Soragna sits in the lower Parma plain between the Po and the first Apennine foothills, in a flat agricultural landscape of fields, canals and scattered farm buildings. The Po is within this radius to the north, and the area is part of the broad Bassa Parmense plain shaped by irrigation and river deposits. Fidenza is the nearest larger town, with rail services, shops and everyday services; Parma is farther but important for higher-order services and transport. Soragna is known locally for the Rocca Meli Lupi and for food production in the Parma lowlands, especially the wider zone of culatello, Parmigiano Reggiano and cured meats.