Terratetto - villarotta
In vendita a Villarotta di Luzzara, proponiamo una porzione di casa terratetto con ingresso indipendente, sviluppata su due livelli e dotata di area cortiliva privata. Al piano terra si trovano l’ingresso, un piccolo negozio fronte strada, una stanza collegata all’abitazione utilizzabile come camera, studio o spazio…
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 €85,000 for 145 sqm, the asking price is €586/sqm; with a habitable-but-dated estimate of ~€250/sqm renovation, the effective cost is about €836/sqm. That is well above this low-stock baseline of €472/sqm, and the mixed-use ground floor with a small shop and external warehouse makes it less straightforward as a pure home purchase.
More on the house and the area
This is a solid, habitable townhouse with generous space, two bathrooms and a usable kitchen, so it feels like a real home rather than a project shell. But the setting is plain and street-facing, and the interiors are very dated rather than beautiful. At this price for 145 sqm it has value, yet the wow factor is low.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and need cosmetic updating throughout.
- Busy street-front setting with a former shop at ground level reduces charm and privacy.
- No view or standout outdoor space is shown in the photos.
- Ground-floor walls show some wear/damp marks and the layout is a bit mixed-use.
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 39/100The area sits on the Po plain by the River Po, with levees, fields and scattered farm buildings as the dominant landscape. Guastalla is the nearest larger town and has a historic centre with arcaded streets and civic buildings linked to the Gonzaga period. This stretch of the lower Reggio Emilia plain is known for agriculture and for river-land environments along the Po.