Casale/cascina in Via santi grisante daria, 9, Sesso-San Prospero-Tondo, Reggio Emilia,
In zona Mancasale, in posizione tranquilla e al contempo ben visibile dalla tangenziale, rustico di circa 450 mq di abitazione da ristrutturare all'interno su tre livelli più area di circa 1000 mq di terreno. Avrebbe 12 camere e la possibilità di creare due o tre appartamenti.
What it really costs
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
€79,000 for 450 sqm is just €176/sqm versus a €290/sqm baseline, and even with a needs-renovation estimate of about €700/sqm the entry price is still very low for this size. The text clearly says 'da ristrutturare all'interno' with 1,000 sqm of land and multi-unit potential, but 1,011 days on market is a mandatory warning and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
The farmhouse has some classic rural character outside, with a substantial scale and a decent patch of land that gives it potential. But inside it looks dark, tired and heavily in need of renovation: this is a real project rather than an attractive move-in home. It is a usable structure, not a ruin, yet the wow is limited by condition.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€89,000 – €158,000
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.
- Interior renovation is clearly needed throughout.
- Damp and peeling walls suggest moisture issues.
- Current kitchen/bath fit-out looks very outdated and may need full replacement.
- Setting is quiet but visibility from the ring road may reduce romance.
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 35/100This is the lower Reggio Emilia plain, part of the Po Valley, with flat farmed land cut by drainage channels and minor roads. The Crostolo runs nearby, and the Po is farther north beyond the immediate area. Reggio Emilia is the nearest city of size, with a full historic centre, services and rail connections. The area is known for intensive agriculture and for the wider Reggio plain food economy linked to Parmigiano Reggiano and Lambrusco.