Villa indipendente san giovanni di querciola
Proponiamo villa indipendente a San Giovanni di Querciola, in zona tranquilla e confortevole. AMBIENTI: Ingresso su ampio disimpegno da dove si accede ad un cucinotto con sala da pranzo luminosa con possibilità di apertura dei due ambienti. Soggiorno con camino e balcone. Due camere da letto di grandi dimensioni e…
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 €75,000 for 198 sqm, the asking price is €379/sqm, slightly below the local baseline of €408/sqm, but the stated 'Needs renovation' condition implies about €700/sqm in works, bringing effective cost to roughly €1,079/sqm. The independent villa format, panoramic view, garages/cellar, and 22 photos are positives, but on numbers alone this is not a clear bargain versus your low-priced regional baseline.
More on the house and the area
This is a solid, genuinely livable detached house with generous space, garage and a decent amount of private green land. The value is strong for the size, but the house is visually quite ordinary and the interiors are very dated rather than dream-home beautiful. It feels usable now with renovation potential, not a scroll-stopping fantasy property.
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€39,000 – €69,000
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.
- Exterior is plain 1960s and not especially photogenic
- Interiors are dated and need renovation/modernisation
- The panoramic view is not clearly proven in the photos
- Large outbuilding/capannone may need its own assessment and upkeep
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 58/100The area is in the first Apennine hills south of Reggio Emilia, with wooded ridges, small valleys and mixed farmland. The Tresinaro valley is the local reference landscape. Within about 15 km, Scandiano is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and the Rocca dei Boiardo. This part of the Reggio Emilia hills is known for vineyards, lambrusco and Parmigiano Reggiano production.