Casa indipendente con ampia area cortiliva
riferimento: AN114 casa indipendente con ampia area cortiliva San Quirino immobilaire di Novellara propone in vendita una soluzione ideale per chi cerca la massima autonomia e desidera ampi spazi esterni da vivere in totale privacy. L'immobile si sviluppa su due livelli: al piano terra, l'ingresso si apre su una…
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 €59,000 for 49 sqm, the asking price is about €1,204/sqm; with habitable-condition renovation estimated at ~€200/sqm, the effective cost is ~€1,404/sqm. That is far above the local cheap-stock baseline of €408/sqm, so despite the detached house and large private yard, this looks expensive for this catalog segment.
More on the house and the area
This is a tidy, detached little house with a cheerful exterior color and a useful private courtyard, so it feels like a real home rather than a project. Inside it is habitable with kitchen, heating and bathroom already in place, but the rooms are simple and dated rather than beautiful. Usable and independent for the price, though not a strong dream-property wow.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- No meaningful view or special setting shown
- Interiors are habitable but dated and fairly plain
- Bathroom is basic and awkwardly arranged off the bedroom
- Outdoor space is mostly paved courtyard rather than landscaped garden
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 38/100This is the central Po plain around Novellara, with flat agricultural land crossed by drainage canals and minor watercourses; the River Po is north of the area. Guastalla is the nearest larger centre, and Reggio Emilia is the main city in the wider area with full services and rail connections. The area is known for intensive farming and dairying linked to Parmigiano Reggiano, and for the lowland landscape of the Bassa Reggiana.