Porzione di fabbricato, piazza Adolfo Tedeschi, centro storico, Luzzara
Nel centro storico di Luzzara, UniCredit RE Services propone in vendita un immobile, in buone condizioni manutentive, composto, al piano terra, da un ingresso, un soggiorno, un cucinotto separato, un ripostiglio sotto scala e un bagno mentre, al primo piano, da un ballatoio con possibilità di armadiatura e due…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable townhouse of 80 sqm priced at €85,000 implies about €1,262/sqm effective after a light €200/sqm refresh, versus a very low internal baseline of €472/sqm, so it does not screen as cheap on this dataset. Historic-center location and private garden/garage help, but 241 days on market is a clear negative and caps confidence.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable townhouse rather than a shell: it has floors, kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms and heating, so it looks habitable now. But visually it is very plain and quite dated, with little charm beyond one simple beamed room. The private garden could add appeal, but it is not proven in the photos, so the overall wow stays modest.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€5,000 – €9,000
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 very dated and need a full cosmetic refresh.
- Bathroom looks basic/awkward and may need reworking.
- No view or notable historic charm shown in the photos.
- Photo set does not clearly show the private garden or outbuilding.
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.