Rustico sulle colline reggiane – 280 mq con giardino
In splendida posizione panoramica, immerso nel verde delle colline reggiane, proponiamo rustico di circa 280 mq, una parte ristrutturato al grezzo con solai nuovi, tetto completamente rifatto, una parte invece da sistemare completamente. L’immobile si sviluppa su più livelli e conserva tutto il fascino della tradizione…
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 €59,000 for 280 sqm, the asking price is just €211/sqm versus a €290/sqm baseline, and even assuming about €500/sqm renovation for this mixed-condition farmhouse, the effective cost is about €711/sqm. The description gives concrete positives (new roof/floors, part immediately habitable, 35 photos, panoramic hills setting), but 289 days on market is a mandatory caution and caps the score at 75.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely pretty stone farmhouse in rolling Emilia-Romagna hills, with broad panoramic countryside views and lots of rustic character. The roof and some structural elements look redone, and one section appears usable, but much of the interior is still raw or basic rather than truly move-in ready. It feels like a real house with strong dream potential, yet still a significant renovation project overall.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€32,000 – €55,000
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.
- Large portions are still unfinished/raw inside
- Only one bathroom is indicated
- Part of the house appears to need full renovation
- Rural access and utilities/permits should be checked carefully
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 58/100The cluster lies in the first Reggiano Apennine hills, with wooded ridges and small cultivated valleys around the Crostolo valley. The Crostolo runs through the area. The nearest larger town is Reggio Emilia, which provides the main rail links, services and historic centre. Within this part of the province the landscape is known for mixed hill farming, woodland and the transition from the Po plain to the Apennine foothills.