Torrile
Torrile. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cantina.
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 €1,473/m², the effective cost is about €1,673/m² after a modest habitable-home allowance, versus €858/m² for comparable local stock. Garage, cellar and autonomous heating add value, but the listing does not state the bathroom situation and the asking price remains high.
More on the house and the area
This is a clean, bright modern apartment with attractive wood floors, generous windows, and a polished residential building. However, it is visually generic and the missing kitchen plus uncertain bathroom completion weaken confidence that it is immediately usable as a home.
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€3,000 – €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.
- The gallery does not show a kitchen or a completed, fully fitted bathroom; the listing records zero bathrooms.
- The apartment appears empty and may need final installation or finishing work despite being described as habitable.
- No view, private outdoor space, historic character, or distinctive Italian setting is shown.
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 38/100This is the lower Parma plain between the Po and the city of Parma, with flat cultivated land, irrigation channels and embankments. The Po is within about 15 km to the north, and the area also includes the wetlands and restored ponds of the Riserva Naturale Parma Morta and the Fontanili di Viarolo. Parma is the nearest city of size and has the cathedral, baptistery, major services and rail connections. The area is known for the food economy of the Parma plain, including cured meats and dairy production.