Rustico/casale
Vicino a Coenzo, tipica casa colonica emiliana da ristrutturare completamente con quasi 2 ettari di terreno in ottima posizione defilata ma ben accessibile e vicino al centro della frazione di Ghiarole.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €72,000 (€160/m²), this looks cheap upfront, but completely renovating 450 m² at about €1,100/m² implies roughly €495,000 in additional work, bringing the effective cost near €1,260/m² versus €290/m² for comparable local stock. The nearly 2 hectares and good access add land value, but the scale of the renovation makes this a weak project; the listing does not say anything about the building’s year or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
This is a handsome traditional Emilia-Romagna farmhouse with shutters, tiled roofs, mature trees, open fields, and nearly two hectares of land. However, the listing explicitly says it needs complete renovation, and the absence of interior photos means it should be treated as a major project rather than a realistically livable home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€178,000 – €263,000
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 farmhouse requires complete renovation, so it is not currently a move-in-ready home.
- No interior photos are provided, and the condition of utilities, floors, roof, and bathrooms is unclear.
- The property is in a very rural agricultural setting; a nearby sign indicates a hunting area.
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 42/100The Po runs by Brescello and the immediate landscape is the lower Po plain, with embankments, fields and scattered riverside settlements. Within this radius the main historic centre of size is Guastalla, which has a service-town role for the area and a planned central square. The wider setting is the flat agricultural plain between Parma, Reggio Emilia and Mantua, known for Po Valley farming and for the Don Camillo and Peppone association in Brescello itself.