Terratetto unifamiliare in Reggio Emilia
Piena proprietà di appartamento posto al piano quarto di fabbricato condominiale dotato di ascensore, composto da ingresso, corridoio, disimpegno, cucina, pranzo-soggiorno, camera, bagno, ripostiglio, veranda e loggia, oltre a cantina al piano interrato. Superficie commerciale pari a circa mq. 83,73. L'immobile verrà…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly a judicial auction ("acquisto in asta", "Custode Giudiziario"), which is a veto red flag for this catalog. Even though the ask is €583/m² and about €783/m² effective with a habitable estimate, the auction status dominates the score.
More on the house and the area
This looks like a functional fourth-floor apartment in a standard urban condo block, not a dreamy Italian home. The price per sqm is strikingly cheap and it is described as habitable, but the photos do not show any proven interior beauty, character, or special private outdoor living.
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€6,000 – €9,000
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.
- No interior photos, so the actual charm and fit-out are unproven.
- The building appears to be a plain apartment block rather than a character home.
- Scaffolding/exterior works suggest possible condominium disruption or extra shared costs.
- Auction sale: due diligence on legal/docs and condo charges is essential.
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 55/100This cluster sits in the built-up area of Reggio Emilia, so the lived setting is an urban plain in the central Po Valley. The Crostolo crosses the city and the Secchia is to the east. The nearest larger landscape feature is the northern Apennine foothill belt south of the city, but it is outside the immediate urban surroundings. Reggio Emilia itself is a provincial capital with a substantial historic centre, services, rail links and industry, and it is known for the tricolour flag museum and for Parmigiano Reggiano in the surrounding area.