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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €89,000 for 111 sqm, the asking price is about €802/sqm; with a typical habitable-home refresh of ~€200/sqm, the effective cost is ~€1,002/sqm versus a baseline of €468/sqm. The description is coherent and photo count is good, with some positives from panoramic view and village proximity, but on the numbers it is priced well above this catalog's local baseline.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable stone townhouse with a big green garden, open hillside feel, and lots of rustic character in the beams, stone walls, and old cellar spaces. The main living rooms, kitchen, bedrooms, and bathroom look usable now, though fairly plain and dated. It feels more like a solid country home with charm than a polished dream showpiece, but at this price it has real lifestyle appeal.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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 are simple and somewhat dated rather than stylish.
- Cellars/storage areas are rough rustic spaces, not finished living areas.
- Only one bathroom for 111 sqm and two bedrooms.
- Exterior and garden are attractive but not truly spectacular panoramic scenery from the photos.
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 58/100This is the first hilly belt west of Bologna, in the Samoggia valley and the Bolognese Apennine foothills. The Samoggia stream runs through the area. The nearest larger city is Bologna, with the full range of services, rail connections and airport. Bazzano, now part of Valsamoggia, has the Rocca dei Bentivoglio on the hill above the old centre. The area is known for mixed farmland, vineyards and the transition from plain to low Apennine hills.