Rustico in Scandiano
Rondinara. Rustico da ristrutturare su lotto di mq. 675. Altro lotto di terreno di mq. 4.700. Superfice fabbricato complessiva mq. 200 oltre a portico. Consegna immediata. COSA SAPERE SULL’IMMOBILE: superfice fabbricato complessiva mq. 200 oltre a portico. OPPORTUNITA’: ideale anche per disporre di un angolo verde a…
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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This is a rustico da ristrutturare with a complete renovation project mentioned, so I treat it as to-restore at about €1,100/m²; effective cost is roughly €1,620/m² (€520 + €1,100), far above the local cheap-stock baseline of €290/m². It has also been on the market for 397 days, which is a strong negative signal and caps the score.
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The setting is genuinely lovely: rolling Emilia-Romagna hills, lots of green land, and a peaceful rural village feel. The stone farmhouse has age and potential, but this is clearly a renovation opportunity rather than a usable home today, with the photos showing exterior/land value far more than present livability. At the price, it feels attractive for dreamers who want a project with land and scenery.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€60,000 – €89,000
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.
- Full renovation project, not move-in ready
- No interior photos proving livable rooms, kitchen or bathroom
- House sits close to a road
- River-edge land may bring maintenance/flood-risk checks
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 57/100This area lies in the first hills south of the Po plain, with the northern Apennine foothills beginning within a few kilometres. The Secchia valley is nearby to the east, and the lower slopes and wooded ridges of the Reggiano Apennines are the main landscape element within reach. Reggio Emilia is the nearest city of size, with full services, rail connections and a historic centre. The area is known for mixed farming and vineyards, including the Lambrusco zone, and for the food culture of the Reggio-Modena plain and foothills.