Villa unifamiliare in Ventasso
casa singola con affaccio panoramico, piano terra: cucina abitabile, camera letto matrimoniale, soggiorno con terrazzino, bagno. 1°piano: mansarda con 2 camere letto, soggiorno con angolo cottura, bagno. Seminterrato: grande cantina con terrazzino. possibilità di acquistare anche un giardino attiguo di circa 300 mt. con annessi e/o un terreno di circa 600 mq. a 100 mt. circa dall'immobile
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
At €75,000 for 200 sqm, the ask is €375/sqm, but with a habitable-home allowance of about €200/sqm the effective cost is roughly €575/sqm, above the local baseline of €408/sqm. Panoramic view and decent size help, but 552 days on market is a clear negative and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
The big mountain panorama is the real wow factor here, and several rooms open toward that view. This is a genuine habitable house, not a project: furnished, finished, with bathrooms, kitchen spaces and usable bedrooms, though it feels dated rather than characterful. At €75k for 200 sqm, it has strong dream-home potential if you value scenery over historic charm.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
- 1970s exterior is plain rather than romantic
- Interiors look dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating
- Garden/extra land appears optional, not clearly included
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 72/100The Tuscan-Emilian Apennines are the immediate setting here. The Secchia valley and the ridge zone around Monte Ventasso are within this area, and parts of the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano lie nearby. Cerreto Laghi, with ski lifts, is the nearest ski area and is roughly a 20–30 minute drive depending on the hamlet. Castelnovo ne’ Monti is the nearest larger town of the district, with schools, shops and services. The area is known for mountain pasture, woodland, hiking and small Apennine villages.