Rif. 1423 roccaprebalza vende casa in contrada
RIF. 1423 ROCCAPREBALZA VENDE CASA IN CONTRADA. Habitable, caminetto, mansarda, esposizione esterna, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Wiring
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €75,000 (€403/m²), the home is priced below comparable local listings, but allowing roughly €200/m² for a merely habitable 186 m² townhouse brings the effective cost to about €603/m². The detailed photos and fireplace are positives, though its hamlet location near Berceto offers limited location premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely habitable mountain townhouse with excellent traditional character: exposed beams, terracotta floors, original woodwork, and a striking stone fireplace. Bright upper rooms open toward a beautiful wooded mountain view, while the overall condition looks solid rather than ruinous, though the kitchen and bathrooms are basic and dated.
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€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- Kitchen and bathroom fittings are functional but dated and would benefit from modernization.
- The rustic cellar/fireplace room appears more utilitarian and may need maintenance; utilities and heating performance are not confirmed.
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 71/100The cluster is in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The Cisa Pass area and the upper Taro valley are within the local landscape, and the national border ridge toward Monte Gottero is not far to the west. Parts of the area fall within the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski slopes are the small lifts at Schia on Monte Caio, roughly an hour’s drive, with larger Abetone farther away but outside the local radius. Berceto itself is a small Apennine centre on the Via Francigena with a Romanesque cathedral and a compact historic core; Parma is the nearest city of size for full services. The area is known for mountain passes, chestnut woods, pasture and old route traffic between the Po plain and Liguria.