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Rustico da ristrutturare con giardino

Reggio Emilia, Emilia Romagna
Bedrooms
4
Baths
2
184
Price per m²
€261
Property type
Townhouse
Rooms
5 locali

A Bagno, proponiamo rustico da ristrutturare con giardino privato. La soluzione è disposta su 3 livelli. L'ampia metratura permette di suddividere gli ambienti in base alle proprie esigenze. Per maggiori informazioni o per fissare una visita, contattaci oggi stesso! Ci trovi in Via Giacomo Matteotti 31/1 a…

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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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Why this price is what it is

At €48,000 for 184 sqm, the asking price is €261/sqm, but in 'needs renovation' condition a realistic uplift is about €700/sqm, bringing the effective cost to roughly €961/sqm versus a €473/sqm baseline. The private garden and large size help, but after 1,119 days on market this is clearly stale and the score is capped.

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What the photos show

This is a substantial old brick farmhouse-style building with some authentic rustic character and a solid-looking roofed structure. But it reads as a renovation project rather than a ready home, and the main-road setting seriously limits the dream factor. At €48k for 184 sqm it has bargain appeal, yet the wow is modest because beauty and livability are both only middling.

Minimum to live in it350500/m²
€64,000 – €92,000

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.

This house
Comfortable
€110,000 – €166,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.

Full1,2001,500/m²
€221,000 – €276,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€36,000 – €65,000

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.

Connections and paperworkabout €10,000

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.

Asking price + this range + connections
€168,000 – €224,000
What worries us about this house
  • Rustico clearly needs full renovation before comfortable living.
  • Busy roadside position hurts charm and quiet.
  • No interior photos, so bathrooms/kitchen/services are unproven.
  • Small, scruffy outdoor area rather than a truly appealing garden.

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 43/100

This cluster is in the built-up area of Reggio Emilia, on the central Po plain. The Crostolo runs through the city and the Secchia is nearby to the east. The nearest mountain landscape is the northern Apennine foothills south of the city, but they are outside the immediate 15 km surroundings. Reggio Emilia is a provincial capital with a large historic centre, theatres, museums, rail links including high-speed service, and full city services. The area is known for Emilia food production, including Parmigiano Reggiano, and for its role in the origin of the Italian tricolour.

How far to everything
To the sea
89 km
Nearest airport
44 min drive
Property address:Via Renè Cartesio
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Asking price

48,000
Deal score
35/100
Wow
43/100

Listed 23/07/2026