Rustico - Villa Minozzo
Nel suggestivo contesto dell'Appennino Reggiano, in Via Costa 2 a Villa Minozzo, proponiamo in vendita una proprietà dalle grandi potenzialità, ideale per chi desidera vivere in un ambiente tranquillo, circondato dal verde e lontano dal caos cittadino. L'abitazione principale si sviluppa su circa 297 mq ed è composta…
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
Asking price is €266/m², but with a habitable-house adjustment of about €250/m² the effective cost is roughly €516/m², above the Emilia-Romagna farmhouse baseline of €290/m². The score is supported by the very large 297 m² main house, 50 photos, and added upside from the two stone outbuildings to restore, but those outbuildings likely require substantial extra work not reflected in the headline price.
More on the house and the area
This has real dreamer appeal: a hilltop farmhouse group in the Reggiano Apennines with sweeping green views, lots of space, and authentic stone/rural character. The main house looks solid and genuinely habitable now, but much of it is old-fashioned rather than beautiful, so expect updating rather than instant Instagram perfection. The extra rustici add romance and potential, but they are value-add projects, not part of the move-in-ready appeal.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€24,000 – €41,000
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.
- Main house is habitable but dated and needs cosmetic modernization.
- The two stone outbuildings are renovation projects, not ready living space.
- Interiors shown include some virtually staged images, so finish quality may look better than reality.
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 76/100The cluster is in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, with the ridge around Monte Cusna and the Alpe di Succiso within the local mountain landscape. The Secchia valley is the main river valley of this area. Much of the surrounding territory falls inside the Parco nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski area is Febbio, on the slopes of Cusna, a short drive from Villa Minozzo. Castelnovo ne’ Monti is the nearest larger town, with the main services for this part of the mountains. The area is known for high Apennine pasture, beech woods and the Bismantova rock massif near Castelnovo ne’ Monti.