Casa indipendente da ristrutturare - San Martino
Nella zona rurale di Guastalla (RE), nelle valli della frazione di San Martino, proponiamo in vendita fabbricato completamente da ristrutturare con ben 3.000 mq di area cortiliva esclusiva. La soluzione si trova in zona molto tranquilla in adiacenza ad un agriturismo e ad un'area agricola adibita con dei laghetti per…
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 €19,500 for 530 sqm the ask is just €37/sqm, but the text says completely to renovate, so I estimate about €1,100/sqm works, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,137/sqm versus a €290/sqm baseline. The huge renovation burden dominates the low asking price; only 2 photos and 615 days on market are additional negatives.
More on the house and the area
This has a cheap-entry farmhouse scale and a peaceful rural setting with a generous plot. But the photos show an overgrown, neglected building with no visible charm details or usable living spaces, so it reads as a full renovation project rather than a home you could soon enjoy.
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€210,000 – €310,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated
- Overgrown plot and neglected surroundings
- Only exterior/remote photos shown, so interior livability is unproven
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 40/100The area lies in the Po plain on the lower course of the Po River, with flat farmland, embankments and scattered riverside woodland. Guastalla is one of the main centres of the Bassa Reggiana and has a substantial historic centre with arcaded streets and piazzas, everyday services and rail links toward Reggio Emilia and Parma. The landscape around it is shaped more by the river and reclaimed agricultural land than by hills or mountains. The nearest larger city is Reggio Emilia, with the fuller range of services, hospitals and mainline rail connections.