Porzione di casa in vendita a Correggio
L’immobile si sviluppa su due livelli e presenta ambienti facilmente ridistribuibili, con la possibilità di valorizzare gli spazi grazie alla doppia esposizione e alla buona luminosità naturale. Al piano terra troviamo la zona giorno con cucina abitabile, mentre al piano superiore si sviluppa la zona notte con camera…
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
The listing is 60,000 EUR for 70 sqm (857 EUR/m2), but the description says it needs a total renovation, so I estimate about 1,100 EUR/m2 extra, for an effective cost near 1,957 EUR/m2. Against a low-stock baseline of 408 EUR/m2 for this region/type, that is weak value despite the decent village location and complete description.
More on the house and the area
As shown today, this is a simple village house with a private courtyard and some modest rustic character, not a finished dream home. The current condition is clearly poor, with damp, worn surfaces and a full renovation needed, though the structure appears to be a real house rather than a ruin. The wow comes more from the transformation potential and low price than from the property in its present state.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€28,000 – €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.
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.
- Complete renovation needed
- Visible damp and cracked plaster in current state
- The best-looking interiors appear to be renovation renderings, not the house as-is
- Courtyard is enclosed and has no notable view
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 Correggio, with flat farmland, drainage canals and roads running between scattered hamlets and industrial sheds. The closest larger city is Reggio Emilia, which has the services and rail links of a provincial capital. Modena is also nearby for daily services and employment. This part of the plain is known for intensive agriculture and the food-producing belt of Emilia, including the wider Parmigiano Reggiano and Lambrusco area.