Casa colonica in Gropparello
L'immobile è interamente da ristrutturare in quanto disabitato da anni. La proprietà è inserita all’interno di un antico borgo in cui sono presenti altre abitazioni attualmente usate come seconde case. L'immobile è composto da due unità abitative: la prima si sviluppa per una superficie di 60mq ed è così suddivisa:…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €15,000 for 137 sqm (€109/sqm), this looks very cheap versus the local baseline of €289/sqm, but it is explicitly fully uninhabited for years, one unit is unfinished rustic shell, there is no heating, and the roof needs further work. Using about €1,000/sqm renovation, the effective cost is roughly €1,109/sqm, so the low asking price mainly reflects a major rebuild rather than a true bargain.
More on the house and the area
The mountain-edge borgo setting is appealing, with green hillside views and a small separate garden that add some real lifestyle value. The habitable-looking portion has rustic beams, old floors and a simple traditional feel, but it is very tired, lacks a bathroom, and the second unit is unfinished rustico. This is more a low-cost renovation project with charm than a beautiful, usable home today.
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, €1,000/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€27,000 – €48,000
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.
- One unit is entirely rustico/incomplete, so this is not a ready home.
- No bathroom is currently shown/listed and there is no heating system.
- Interiors look long-disused with dated finishes and likely full renovation needed.
- Roof was revised but still needs further checking/review.
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 61/100The cluster is in the Val Nure on the first Ligurian Apennine slopes, with wooded ridges and farmed valley sides. The Nure river runs through the area. Farther up the valley, the road climbs toward Passo del Mercatello and the higher Apennine crest; the nearest proper ski area is Prato Spilla in the Parma Apennines, roughly 2 hours by road, so it is not part of the immediate landscape. The nearest city of size is Piacenza, with full services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. The upper Val Nure and nearby Val Trebbia are known for mixed woodland, small stone villages and summer walking country.