Casa indipendente in Via San Lorenzo 299
La Tempoagency di Serramazzoni propone in vendita, a pochi minuti dal centro di Prignano sulla Secchia, una porzione indipendente su più livelli con giardino. La soluzione è così composta: - al piano sotto strada troviamo due ampi ripostigli e una camera da letto; - al piano terra, dalla quale si può accedere sia esternamente che internamente dalla cantina, sono presenti...
What it really costs
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At €65,000 for 180 sqm, the ask is €361/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €393/sqm in Emilia-Romagna country houses, so the raw price is slightly below ordinary. But the description mentions two large ripostigli/storage rooms in a multi-level independent portion and gives no clear habitable condition, so I assume a needs-renovation profile (~€700/sqm); strong photo coverage and garden/pool/terrace support a solid but not exceptional score.
More on the house and the area
This has real dream value: a handsome stone country house with a big terrace, greenery, and open mountain-valley views. It is clearly a solid, usable home with kitchen, bathroom, floors and bedrooms already in place, but the interiors are very dated and would need a full refresh to feel beautiful. At €65k for 180 sqm, the price strongly boosts the appeal.
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€36,000 – €63,000
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 dated and need significant cosmetic updating.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a large 180 sqm house.
- Terrace railings and outdoor areas feel functional rather than polished.
- Some spaces look cluttered/partly used as storage, so finish level is modest.
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 52/100The area sits on the first hills where the Reggio Emilia plain meets the northern Apennines. The Secchia river runs nearby and shapes the valley east of the town. Within roughly 15 km the landscape is a mix of wooded ridges, cultivated slopes and small industrial areas tied to the ceramic district around Sassuolo and Scandiano. The nearest larger town is Sassuolo, which has full daily services and a substantial urban-industrial belt. Farther south the Modenese and Reggiano Apennines rise toward the main ridge, but the higher mountain scenery is outside the immediate area. This part of Emilia is known for ceramics and for the transition from plain to foothill countryside.