Villa a schiera in Gualtieri
casa a schiera di 148 mq. posta su due piani con sette locali,due bagni con cortile davanti e dietro totale130mq. vendesi a 80.000€.posizione tranquilla,strada chiusa non passano macchine ma sol oai residenti
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 €80,000 for 148 sqm, the ask is €541/sqm; assuming habitable condition, about €200/sqm renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €741/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €473/sqm, so it does not screen as cheap. Quiet setting and usable outdoor space help, but 1,771 days on market is a major warning and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a usable, habitable townhouse with decent space, two bathrooms, and front/back courtyard potential, so it feels like a real home rather than a project shell. But the photos show plain, dated rooms and a very ordinary suburban exterior, with little visual romance or character. At the price and size it has value, yet the wow factor is low.
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€10,000 – €16,000
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.
- Interiors look dated and empty, needing cosmetic updating.
- No real view or standout setting shown in the photos.
- Exterior is functional rather than charming or historic.
- Only limited photos, so kitchen/bath quality is unclear.
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 43/100The area lies on the Po plain beside the Po River, with reclaimed farmland, irrigation channels and embankments as the dominant landscape. Gualtieri is known for its planned Renaissance piazza and for links to Antonio Ligabue. Guastalla is the nearest town of some size and provides the usual services and rail connections, while Reggio Emilia is the main city for higher-level services farther south. This is lowland countryside rather than a hill or mountain setting.