Terratetto plurifamiliare in Prignano sulla Secchia
Terratetto plurifamiliare in Prignano sulla Secchia. Needs renovation, accesso per disabili.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €24,000 (€235/m²), the low asking price is offset by substantial renovation: estimated total cost is about €95,400, or €935/m², well above the local €438/m² benchmark. The listing is newly posted and has 13 photos, but it offers no information on energy class or construction year.
More on the house and the area
The property has appealing rustic character, with exposed stone and brickwork, traditional shutters, and a sizeable grassy garden. However, the interior is a neglected renovation project rather than a usable home, with support props, worn finishes, unfinished spaces, and a deteriorated outbuilding.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €36,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The interiors require substantial renovation and are not move-in ready.
- Several rooms show temporary structural supports, damp/decay, and unfinished masonry.
- The outbuilding roof structure appears seriously deteriorated; utilities and habitability need verification.
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 58/100The cluster sits in the Secchia river valley on the lower slopes of the Modenese Apennines (Appennino Modenese). The local landscape within about 15 km is hilly to broken, with mixed woodland (beech and chestnut at higher elevations) and small agricultural holdings and pastures on the valley lower slopes. The Secchia river and its tributary streams run through the local valleys. The area contains small mountain villages and hamlets connected by provincial and municipal roads rather than by major highways. Ski lifts and the higher-elevation skiing areas of the Modenese Apennines (e.g. Monte Cimone area) lie beyond the immediate 15 km radius and require a longer drive. The nearest city of significant size is Modena (the provincial capital), roughly 35–45 km away, where broader services, regional train links and specialist shops are concentrated. The wider Modena province combines industrial plains (ceramic manufacturing around Sassuolo and Modena) with Apennine products and traditions (chestnuts, mushrooms and forestry) in the uplands.