Casa indipendente in zona tranquilla
San Quirino Immobiliare – Sede di Guastalla propone in vendita una porzione di abitazione situata nelle tranquille campagne tra Guastalla e Luzzara. La soluzione rappresenta la scelta ideale per chi desidera vivere immerso nel verde e nella tranquillità, senza rinunciare alla comodità dei principali servizi e alla…
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 €55,000 for 131 sqm, the ask is €420/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €620/sqm versus a very low local baseline of €408/sqm. Good size and 22 photos help, but it is a countryside portion of a house rather than a standalone villa, so this looks more ordinary than special.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable country house rather than a ruin: it has a kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms and looks basically habitable. The setting is green and quiet, but the house is visually plain and quite tired, with dated interiors and a worn courtyard. At €55k for 131 sqm it has value, yet the dream factor is modest unless you plan to improve it.
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€9,000 – €14,000
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.
- Very basic dated interiors and finishes throughout
- Visible wear to plaster/facade suggests refresh works soon
- Outdoor area is mostly concrete yard rather than landscaped garden
- No proven scenic view or standout architectural character in 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 39/100The area sits on the Po plain by the River Po, with levees, fields and scattered farm buildings as the dominant landscape. Guastalla is the nearest larger town and has a historic centre with arcaded streets and civic buildings linked to the Gonzaga period. This stretch of the lower Reggio Emilia plain is known for agriculture and for river-land environments along the Po.