Terratetto con garage e giardino
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €76,000 for 170 sqm, the ask is €447/sqm, but with a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €1,147/sqm, far above the local baseline of €472/sqm. The private garden/garage are positives, but 230 days on market is a clear stale-listing signal and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a practical, low-cost townhouse with private outdoor space, garage and separate storage, but it does not deliver much visual romance. The interiors look usable and lived-in rather than derelict, though dated finishes and some visible wear suggest renovation is still needed. More functional than dreamy.
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€34,000 – €60,000
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.
- Exterior spaces look muddy and somewhat neglected.
- House appears habitable but dated, with visible cosmetic wear and patchy finishes.
- No proven views or notable architectural character in the photos.
- Outbuildings/garage look basic and may need work too.
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 34/100This is the central Po plain north of Reggio Emilia, with flat farmland, drainage canals and roads running across the plain. The Crostolo runs nearby and the Po is farther north. Reggio Emilia is the nearest city of size and has the historic centre, rail links and services; Parma is also within the wider plain. The area is known for intensive agriculture and for the food economy of the Emilian plain, including the wider zone of Parmigiano Reggiano and Lambrusco.