Casa affiancata in Vendita a Guardamiglio
GUARDAMIGLIO - KM 7 da Piacenza - centro paese - fabbricato abitativo da ristrutturare ( mq. 120 su 2 livelli ) n. 5 vani oltre bagno. doppia esposizione ( fronte via pubblica /cortile comune interno ) Ideale per piccole- medie imprese ( possibile realizzare 2 bilocali oppure abitazione singola con box) . Sicuro investimento
What it really costs
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This is a 120 sqm townhouse priced at €39,000 (€325/m²), but the description clearly says da ristrutturare, so I estimate about €700/m² renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,025/m². That is well above the low-stock baseline of €407/m², but the absolute entry price is very low for a 120 sqm habitable-category building shell in a town-center setting near Piacenza, with no veto red flags.
More on the house and the area
There is a little rustic character here in the old beams, fireplace and worn farmhouse façade, and the price per square metre is undeniably cheap. But the photos show a clearly neglected townhouse needing full renovation, with damp, damaged finishes and no evidence of ready-to-use living spaces. This feels more like a builder/project property than an immediately dreamable home.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Full renovation needed; interiors show damp, damage and neglect.
- Not currently a usable home despite having enclosed rooms and floors.
- Shared internal courtyard reduces privacy.
- No bathroom/kitchen shown in usable condition.
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 33/100This is the lower Po plain on the Po River, with flat arable land, irrigation channels and levees. The nearest larger town is Piacenza, which has a full range of services and a substantial historic centre across the river. The area is known for intensive agriculture and for its position on the Lombardy-Emilia crossing of the Po.