Casa indipendente in Residenziale
A circa 90 minuti di auto da Milano ed a circa 50 km da Piacenza, allinterno di un piccolo borgo collinare, a circa 650 mt. di altitudine, su lotto di 287 mq. , in posizione panoramica: casa indipendente, anni 70, da ristrutturare, composta da 2 appartamenti di cui uno al pian terreno di 73 mq. ed uno al piano I di 108…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €50,000 for 200 sqm, the ask is only €250/sqm, but with a typical renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is ~€950/sqm, well above the local sub-€100k baseline of €412/sqm. The description confirms substantial work ('da ristrutturare'), though the recently redone half-roof and panoramic village setting support some value.
More on the house and the area
The best asset here is the open green hill view from the balcony and the feeling of a real house in a small rural borgo. It is a genuine, usable home with kitchen, bathrooms and multiple rooms, not a shell, but the interiors are dated and need significant updating. At €50k for 200 sqm it has strong value, though the wow comes more from the setting than from architecture or finish.
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€40,000 – €70,000
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.
- Needs real renovation/modernisation throughout
- Only half the roof was redone recently
- Ground-floor flat appears to lack full heating except the wood fireplace
- Exterior and garden areas look plain and somewhat neglected
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 58/100This is the Val Tidone hill country in the northern Apennine foothills, with ridges of vineyards, fields and woodland around the Tidone valley. The Tidone river runs through the area, and Lago di Trebecco lies in the upper valley within the surrounding hills. The nearest larger town is Piacenza, which provides the main rail links, services and historic centre. The area is known for wine production in the Colli Piacentini, especially Gutturnio and other local DOC wines.