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A Gualtieri, immersa nella tranquillità della zona agricola di rispetto fluviale ma a pochi passi dai servizi, proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica "ex casa colonica dalle ampie metrature e con un'importante area cortiliva di pertinenza. L’immobile, classificato come "Edificio di valore Ambientale", offre…
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
This is clearly a full restoration project: using about €1,100/m² on the 450 m² residential recovery mentioned in the text gives roughly €495k renovation cost, so effective cost is about €545k, or ~€1,211/m². Against the local baseline of €290/m² for cheap stock, it is not a bargain despite the large size; the legal possibility to recover it for residential use avoids a trap score.
More on the house and the area
This is a large old farmhouse complex with some rustic character, a green agricultural setting and plenty of land around it. But the photos show a serious project rather than a usable home: openings in the roof, neglected outbuildings and no evidence of livable interiors. At €50k the size is striking, yet the dream here is redevelopment, not moving in.
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€249,000 – €369,000
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.
- Major full renovation required
- Part of the roof appears collapsed/open
- No photos proving habitable interiors, kitchen or bathrooms
- Rural setting has visible utility poles/tower nearby
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 43/100The area lies on the Po plain beside the Po River, with reclaimed farmland, irrigation channels and embankments as the dominant landscape. Gualtieri is known for its planned Renaissance piazza and for links to Antonio Ligabue. Guastalla is the nearest town of some size and provides the usual services and rail connections, while Reggio Emilia is the main city for higher-level services farther south. This is lowland countryside rather than a hill or mountain setting.