Rustico in vendita a Medesano
RIF:MM076-1Hai voglia di un progetto tutto tuo? Questo rustico a Medesano ti aspetta! Con i suoi 101 mq totali (90 calpestabili), si sviluppa su due piani ed è perfetto per chi ama mettere mano e personalizzare ogni angolo. Cmposto da 3 locali, di cui 2 camere da sistemare a piacimento. Gli infissi in legno, il tetto…
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 €30,000 for 101 sqm, the ask is €297/sqm, but in 'needs renovation' condition the effective cost is about €997/sqm after ~€700/sqm works. That is far above the local low-stock baseline of €290/sqm even with the rebuilt roof, so this looks weak rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
The setting is the main appeal: open rolling land, a distant valley view, and an authentic stone-and-brick farmhouse cluster give it real rural Italian charm. The roof appears redone, but the interiors are very rough, dark, debris-filled and not currently habitable. This feels more like a serious restoration project in a lovely location than a home you could move into soon.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Major full renovation needed before it is livable
- No bathroom is present
- Interiors show debris, damage and likely damp/water issues
- Rural gravel access and hillside setting may not suit everyone
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 58/100The area is in the first Parma Apennine hills, with cultivated slopes, woods and small valleys around the Ceno and Taro catchments. The Taro valley is the main landscape feature nearby, and the Parco Fluviale Regionale del Taro lies to the northeast toward Fornovo and Collecchio. The nearest substantial town is Parma, which provides the full set of city services, rail links and major cultural sites. This part of the province is known for mixed farming and for the food economy tied to Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto di Parma.