Casa indipendente in Residenziale
VERO AFFARE!Sulle suggestive colline dell'Alta Val Tidone, in provincia di Piacenza, a circa 500 mtl di altitudine: casa indipendente di circa 109 mq. , abitabile ed arredata, libera su due lati e disposta su due livelli, con cortile privato frontale ed antistante piccolo ripostiglio dotato di forno a legna. Il pian…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 for 109 sqm, the asking price is €413/sqm; with a habitable-condition estimate of ~€200/sqm renovation, the effective cost is about €613/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €412/sqm. Independent house, heating, furniture and panoramic balcony help, but on numbers alone it looks ordinary-to-weak rather than a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, habitable house rather than a shell: it has a working kitchen, furnished rooms, heating, a balcony and a small private courtyard with an outbuilding/wood-fired oven. The wow factor is modest because the exterior and interiors are quite ordinary and dated, and the promised hill views are not strongly visible in the photos. At €45k for 109 sqm, it feels more like a usable bargain than a dream-beauty home.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Exterior is plain rather than photogenic
- Interiors are dated and need cosmetic updating
- Only one bathroom, and it is windowless
- The 'panoramic' setting is only weakly shown in the photos
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 hilly country in the upper Tidone valley, on the edge of the Ligurian Apennines. The Tidone runs through the area, and Lago di Trebecco lies nearby on the upper valley. The nearest larger town is Piacenza, with the full range of services and rail links. The area is known for vineyards and mixed farming on the Piacentine hills, with small stone villages and ridge roads typical of the border zone between Emilia and Lombardy.