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Casa indipendente in Via Ferrarine 4

Villanova sull'Arda, Emilia-Romagna
Bedrooms
3
Baths
1
m²
140
Price per m²
€607
Property type
Country house
Rooms
4 locali

in zona villanova per gli amanti della tranquillità proponiamo in vendita interessante proprietà costituita da casa padronale oltre a rustico barchessali e dependance piu area cortilizia. la casa è dotata di impianti ma sono datati e necessita di ristrutturazione. posizione tranquilla e isolata. per gli amanti della tranquillità!

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What it really costs

Can you move in?

Not before the basics are done

Condition not stated in the listing

Must be done first

  • Damp
  • Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

The €85,000 asking price is already €607/m², well above the local €358/m² benchmark, and dated systems imply roughly €98,000 of renovation for 140 m². The additional rustici and dependance add potential utility, but the isolated location and lack of detail on their condition do not justify the effective cost of about €1,307/m².

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What the photos show

A substantial rural Emilia-Romagna home with attractive arched details, exposed brick, traditional shutters, and a large private setting. The main house has floors, heating, bathrooms, and a sound-looking roof, but the interiors are old-fashioned and the property needs meaningful renovation; the barns and outbuildings are much rougher.

Minimum to live in it€350–500/m²
€49,000 – €70,000

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.

This house
Comfortable
€84,000 – €126,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.

Full€1,200–1,500/m²
€168,000 – €210,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€28,000 – €49,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€169,000 – €211,000
What worries us about this house
  • The main house is usable but clearly dated and needs renovation, especially bathrooms, finishes, and likely systems.
  • The extensive outdoor areas are heavily overgrown and the rustic outbuildings appear rough and partly unfinished.
  • The isolated rural position may mean car dependence and should be checked for utilities, access, and legal status of the various structures.

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 41/100

This is the Bassa Parmense on the Po plain, with flat agricultural land and irrigation canals around the settled areas. The Po is the main river landscape of the area, a few kilometres to the north, with embankments, poplar stands and riverside farmland. Busseto is the nearest small town of note and is closely linked with Giuseppe Verdi; nearby Roncole Verdi and Sant’Agata are part of that association. Fidenza and Parma are the nearest larger centres with full services and rail connections.

How far to everything
To the sea
93 km
Property address:Via Ferrarine 4
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Asking price

€85,000
Deal score
28/100
Dream
38/100
Wow
61/100

Listed 10/11/2026