Porzione di casa su due piani
luzzara centro storico: proponiamo porzione di casa su due livelli con cortile interno e basso servizio ad uso cantina. la casa e' composta al piano terra da ingresso, cucina, soggiorno , bagno zona lavanderia , cortile interno. al piano primo si trova una disimpegno notte ad uso ripostiglio/studio, due camere…
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 €85,000 for 116 sqm, the ask is €733/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, effective cost is roughly €933/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €472/sqm in Emilia Romagna townhouses. Historic-center location and internal courtyard help a bit, but the layout has compromises (communicating bedrooms, one area used as storage/study, no garage), so it looks expensive for this catalog.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell: it has finished rooms, a working kitchen area, heating and basic livable condition. But the photos show a very ordinary 1960s interior with little charm, no proven view, and limited wow factor beyond the low price for 116 sqm in the historic center. The internal courtyard could help, but it is not shown well enough to add much dream value.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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 plain interiors with little character or visual appeal
- Habitable but dated throughout and likely needs cosmetic updating
- Bedrooms appear to be communicating rather than fully independent
- No garage; parking is only on nearby public street
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.