Villetta a schiera in vendita in via Mandrio
Questa splendita porzione di casa, terra-cielo, con doppio accesso completamente indipendente è l'ideale per chi cerca un immobile da ristrutturare. L'immobile si sviluppa su tre piani in totale. Al piano terra troviamo un ampio disimpegno di accesso, una zona giorno ed una cucina abitabile. Al piano primo troviamo…
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
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At €79,000 for 125 sqm, the ask is €632/sqm; with a typical renovation cost of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,332/sqm, far above the local baseline of €472/sqm. It is a fully independent townhouse with garage/heating potential, but it is 238 days on market in a rural hamlet near Correggio, which weakens the pricing.
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This is a solid, full townhouse rather than a shell, with independent access and a simple rural borgo setting that feels quiet and usable. The exterior shutters and countryside context give it some charm, but the interiors are plain and dated, with no wow features or views. It looks livable only after real updating, so the appeal is more affordable potential than instant dream-home magic.
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€25,000 – €44,000
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 kitchen installation
- Interiors are dated and require renovation
- Visible exterior cracking should be checked
- Attic spaces are rough and not finished living areas
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 41/100This is the central Po plain between Reggio Emilia, Carpi and Modena, with flat agricultural land, irrigation channels and scattered farmhouses. Correggio has a substantial town centre with arcaded streets, everyday services and road links toward Reggio Emilia and Modena. Reggio Emilia is the nearest larger city and provides rail connections, hospitals and the main urban services for the area. The landscape around the cluster is known mainly for intensive farming and for the Emilia food-producing plain.