Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org
L’immobile oggetto di perizia è ubicato nel Comune di Castel d’Aiano Loc. Sassomolare Via Bellaria n° 4, trattasi di porzione di casa bifamiliare disposta al Piano Seminterrato-Rialzato. Al piano seminterrato: Cantina; Al Piano Rialzato: Ingresso su porticato, soggiorno – cucina, disimpegno, camera singola…
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
Judicial auction listing ("vendita giudiziaria", "aste giudiziarie") is an automatic veto for this catalog despite the low ask. At EUR 40,077 for 158 sqm the nominal price is cheap, but auction risk overrides baseline comparison.
More on the house and the area
This looks like a simple but pleasant habitable semi-detached house, with a tidy yellow exterior, roof in place, enclosed garden space and a usable glazed porch. The setting appears green and rural rather than spectacular, and there is no proven view or historic character. At this price and size it has value, but the wow comes more from affordability and decent livability than from beauty.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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 finish quality and actual move-in readiness are unverified.
- Judicial auction sale can add procedural complexity and uncertainty.
- Rural hamlet setting with neighboring buildings, so privacy is limited.
- Bathroom situation is unclear in the facts/photos despite the habitable label.
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 67/100The cluster is in the northern Apennines, in the hill and low-mountain country between the Reno and Panaro valleys. Around Castel d'Aiano the landscape is wooded ridges, fields and small hamlets, and the Regional Park of Monte Sole lies within about 15 km to the east. South of here the highest part of the Bolognese Apennines rises around Corno alle Scale, but the ski lifts are beyond the 15 km radius and are a longer drive rather than part of the immediate setting. The nearest town of some size is Vergato, with daily services and rail access down the Reno valley toward Bologna. This part of the Apennines is known for chestnut woods, hiking and the Gothic Line sites of the Second World War.