Villa unifamiliare in Vergato
Villa unifamiliare in Vergato. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, taverna, arredato, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
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At €67,000 (€504/m²), the estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €160,100, or €1,204/m²—far above the €365/m² local benchmark. The villa has useful features such as a garage, cellar, heating and panoramic views, but the listing does not say how extensive the renovation is or provide energy and construction-year details.
More on the house and the area
A characterful mountain home with a lovely panoramic valley setting, traditional shutters, tiled roof, and a generous orchard-like garden. It is clearly a real furnished house with kitchen, heating, bedrooms, and solid floors, but it needs meaningful renovation rather than being move-in ready.
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€26,000 – €47,000
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 show substantial cosmetic renovation needs, including damp staining, peeling plaster, and widespread ceiling or wall cracks.
- The house sits directly beside a narrow road, with a rustic driveway and somewhat untidy garden areas.
- The gallery does not show the bathrooms, so their condition is unclear.
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 61/100The cluster is in the northern Apennines, in the hills and wooded valleys between the Reno and Panaro catchments. This part of the Bologna Apennines has chestnut woods, pastures and sandstone ridges, with Monte Cimone and the higher Modenese Apennines farther south but outside the immediate area. Corno alle Scale Regional Park lies beyond the 15 km radius to the east-southeast. The nearest ski lifts are at Corno alle Scale, roughly an hour’s drive depending on the road. The nearest larger town is Vergato, with basic services and rail access toward Bologna; Bologna is the main city used for higher-level services and work. The area is known for small Apennine villages, woodland and hiking terrain rather than for a single standout monument or protected landscape within immediate reach.