RUSSI - Centro
Casa abbinata del centro storico con caratteristica corte interna, composta da ingresso sia alla casa che al cortile. L'immobile è composto da soggiorno con camino, cucina/pranzo, 2 camere matrimoniali di ampie dimensioni, doppi servizi, lavanderia, cantina e legnaia con accesso dal cortile privato.
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 €100,000 for 110 sqm, the ask is about €909/sqm; with a typical needs-renovation budget of ~€700/sqm, the effective cost is ~€1,609/sqm. That is far above the local baseline of €467/sqm, so despite the historic-center setting and decent description/photos, this looks weak on price.
More on the house and the area
This looks like a real, usable house rather than a shell: it has finished rooms, two bathrooms, heating, and a fireplace, with some everyday character. The appeal is more in the historic-center setup and private internal courtyard than in dramatic beauty. It feels livable with renovation, but not a major dream-home scroll stopper from the evidence shown.
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€22,000 – €39,000
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.
- Interiors look dated and need renovation/refreshing.
- No proven view or standout exterior from the provided evidence.
- Historic-center townhouse likely has limited outdoor openness despite the private courtyard.
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 41/100This is the flat Romagna plain between Ravenna and Faenza, with fields, canals and scattered farmhouses. The Lamone and Montone river corridors are nearby in the wider plain. Ravenna is the nearest city of size, with full services and a group of early Christian monuments inscribed on the UNESCO list. The Adriatic coast around Marina di Ravenna and Punta Marina is accessible for routine trips, but it is outside the immediate landscape. The area is known for intensive agriculture and fruit growing on the lower plain.