Terratetto a Villarotta
Proponiamo in vendita casa semindipendente a Villarotta con cortile privato, perfetta per chi cerca spazio e tranquillità. Situata su due livelli più una zona sottotetto, questa soluzione semindipendente offre una generosa superficie commerciale di 140 m². Al piano terra, zona giorno con un pratico cucinotto, un bagno…
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 €29,000 for 140 m², the ask is €207/m²; with an estimated €550/m² renovation, effective cost is about €757/m² versus a low-stock baseline of €472/m², so it is not cheap after works. Score is supported by the recently redone roof and PVC double glazing, but the listing is very stale at 532 days on market, which limits confidence and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap, full-size house with some rustic character from the exposed timber beams and old proportions. The recent roof and PVC windows help, and it looks like a real enclosed home rather than a shell, but the interiors are tired, dark and visibly cracked, with a basic kitchen/bath setup needing substantial work. Dream value is limited by the ordinary setting and lack of scenic wow.
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, €550/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€28,000 – €49,000
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 significant interior renovation and decluttering
- Visible wall cracking and patches suggest further investigation
- Only one bathroom and kitchen area appears very basic
- Setting is plain with no notable view or standout outdoor charm
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 flat Po plain around the lower course of the Secchia, with reclaimed agricultural land, irrigation canals and scattered farm buildings. The Po runs a few kilometres to the north and marks the Lombardy border. Guastalla and Suzzara are the nearest larger centres for daily services, and Reggio Emilia, Mantua and Carpi are the nearest historic provincial towns within normal driving distance. The area is known for intensive farming and for being part of the Emilian food-producing plain.