Casa indipendente in via Pieve, 57, Gualtieri
Scopri un'opportunità unica nel cuore di Gualtieri! Questo affascinante fabbricato ex rurale, attualmente in corso di ristrutturazione, offre un potenziale illimitato per chi desidera realizzare la propria casa dei sogni. Con una superficie commerciale di 351 m² e 462 m² calpestabili, la proprietà si compone di 12…
What it really costs
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At €80,000 for 351 m², the ask is €228/m² versus a low-stock baseline of €408/m², but the building is only at shell stage ('ristrutturazione ferma al grezzo'), so I estimate about €650/m² to finish it. That puts effective cost around €878/m², which is well above baseline, but the very large size, structural works already done, private courtyard/garden, and 46 photos make it a credible renovation project rather than a trap.
More on the house and the area
There is some rustic farmhouse appeal in the long brick exterior, and the 1,500 m² plot adds real potential. But the photos show a bare shell rather than a usable home: unfinished rooms, exposed masonry, debris and open voids throughout. This is a serious project with dream-home upside, not somewhere you could realistically move into soon.
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, €650/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€70,000 – €123,000
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.
- Stopped renovation; property is still at shell stage (al grezzo).
- Interiors are uninhabitable with no finished floors, kitchen or bathrooms visible.
- Open window/door voids and heavy weathering suggest major completion costs.
- Likely needs full verification of permits, utilities and structural status before purchase.
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.