Villetta a schiera in Via Le Ville Casale 17
Ci sono immobili che si visitano… e immobili che si respirano. Questa splendida proprietà della prima metà del ’700, completamente ristrutturata negli anni ’90, conserva ancora oggi tutta l’anima autentica della tradizione rurale emiliana. Una casa capace di emozionare grazie ai suoi dettagli originali e ad atmosfere…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €75,000 (€341/m²), this historic 220 m² townhouse is attractively priced, with a renovated main dwelling, 2,000 m² of private land, parking and substantial character. Allowing about €200/m² for updating the 1990s renovation plus the raw attic and partially demolished outbuilding puts the effective cost near €541/m², slightly below the local €561/m² benchmark.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely atmospheric 18th-century rural Emilia townhouse, with a beautifully maintained livable interior, generous garden, hill views, and spectacular stone-vaulted wine cellars. At €75,000, the combination of 220 sqm, roughly 2,000 sqm of private greenery, historic character, and usable accommodation is exceptionally compelling. The unfinished attic and partially ruined outbuildings add a major project component, but they do not undermine the appeal of the functioning main 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€15,000 – €25,000
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 105 sqm attic is unfinished and would require substantial work before conversion.
- The former hayloft is partially demolished and needs restoration or careful structural assessment.
- The main house appears usable and furnished, but the 1990s renovation may need updating and there is only one bathroom.
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 53/100The area sits on the first hills where the Secchia valley leaves the Apennines and enters the plain. The Secchia river is nearby. The Modenese and Reggiano Apennines rise to the south, with the higher ridge around Monte Cusna farther up the province. Sassuolo is the nearest larger town and provides the full range of everyday services; the ceramic tile district extends across this part of the valley. To the north the landscape quickly becomes more built-up and industrial along the ceramic corridor, while to the south it turns into wooded hills and small agricultural valleys.