Terratetto unifamiliare in Sogliano al Rubicone
Terratetto unifamiliare in Sogliano al Rubicone. Habitable, garage, esposizione esterna, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, 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 €98,000 (€560/m²), estimated €35,000 of work brings the effective cost to about €760/m², well above the local comparison median of €436/m². The habitable condition, garage, balcony and cellar make it credible, but the price is not attractive for this market.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely habitable 175 sqm house with warm exposed beams, traditional terracotta floors, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a balcony, garage and a broad green-hill outlook. The interiors are old-fashioned rather than stylish, but the house is solid and move-in ready, making the generous size and €98,000 price especially compelling.
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 – €20,000
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.
- Directly beside a public road, with traffic exposure and limited privacy.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated, with older bathrooms and furnishings.
- Exterior plaster and the utility/storage areas show wear and would benefit from refurbishment.
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 57/100The cluster is in the first inland hills between the Romagna plain and the Apennines, in a landscape of ridges, small valleys, fields, woodland patches and dispersed hamlets. The Rubicone valley is part of the local geography. Toward the west and southwest the Apennine relief rises within the wider Forlì-Cesena hinterland, but the immediate setting is hilly agricultural country rather than high mountain terrain. The nearest larger centres for daily services are Cesena and, in the other direction, the Rimini side of the plain. Sogliano al Rubicone is known for formaggio di fossa, the pit-aged cheese tradition associated with these hills.