Terratetto plurifamiliare in Cadelbosco di Sopra
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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 €57,000 for 94 sqm, the ask is €606/sqm, already above the local baseline of €472/sqm; with a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm, the effective cost rises to roughly €1,306/sqm. It has decent size, private courtyard and 19 photos, but the value is weak for a property explicitly described as da ristrutturare with accessory attic/cellar spaces rather than fully usable area.
More on the house and the area
This is a practical village townhouse rather than a dream-home listing: plain exterior, no view, and very little character in the rooms. It does appear to be a real house with floors, roof and a usable bathroom, but it needs substantial updating before it feels comfortable or attractive to live in. The low price helps, yet the wow factor is minimal.
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€18,000 – €33,000
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.
- Needs full cosmetic renovation and likely some systems updates
- Visible exterior damp/peeling plaster at ground level
- Interiors are dated with very basic bathroom and no appealing kitchen shown
- No meaningful view or standout setting visible from the photos
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 35/100This is the lower Reggio Emilia plain, part of the Po Valley, with flat farmed land cut by drainage channels and minor roads. The Crostolo runs nearby, and the Po is farther north beyond the immediate area. Reggio Emilia is the nearest city of size, with a full historic centre, services and rail connections. The area is known for intensive agriculture and for the wider Reggio plain food economy linked to Parmigiano Reggiano and Lambrusco.