La casa giusta per vivere in tranquillità
Ci sono luoghi in cui il tempo sembra rallentare, dove rientrare a casa significa lasciarsi alle spalle il ritmo della giornata e ritrovare serenità. A Campremoldo di Gragnano, questa fetta di casa è la soluzione ideale per chi desidera vivere in un contesto tranquillo senza rinunciare alla praticità degli…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Only a share of the property is for sale
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable 149sqm villa at 490 EUR/m2, only ~16% above local median (422 solid baseline). Fresh listing (0 days), 47 photos, garage and heating. However 'fetta di casa' means it's a portion/slice of a house (semi-detached or shared building), which explains the low price and implies partial/attached ownership. 1970 build, habitable but likely needs cosmetic-to-moderate updating (~300 EUR/m2). Reasonable value overall but the partial-house nature and unknown energy class temper the score.
More on the house and the area
A modest terraced house ('fetta di casa') in Campremoldo di Gragnano, Emilia Romagna. The only mild character comes from exposed wooden beam ceilings, which give a bit of rustic warmth. Otherwise the photos show tired, empty rooms with speckled terrazzo and old patterned tile floors, plain white/beige walls, and a basic stripped kitchen. Windows offer only ordinary residential/street views. Nothing about the exterior, setting, or interiors is scroll-stopping. At €490/m2 it is inexpensive but not dramatically cheap enough to trigger a strong bargain wow. Overall an unremarkable, habitable-but-dated village home.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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.
- Interiors are dated and empty, needing modernization
- Terrazzo and vintage tile floors are worn
- No standout view or location shown
- Kitchen is stripped and requires full renovation
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 western edge of the Po plain, close to the lower Trebbia valley and the first hills of the Piacentine Apennines. The Trebbia river is the main natural feature nearby. Piacenza is the nearest city of size, with a full set of services and a substantial historic centre. South of here, within the province, the landscape becomes vineyard and mixed-farming hill country around the Val Tidone and Val Trebbia, and the area is known for wine and cured meats typical of the Piacentino.