Villa unifamiliare in Fabbrico
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Piena proprieta' di fabbricato residenziale unifamiliare con area cortiliva esclusiva, composto al piano terra da ingresso, soggiorno-pranzo, cucina, disimpegno, bagno e tre camere da letto. Superficie commerciale pari a mq. 130; area cortiliva esclusiva di mq. 436.Immobile locato.…
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
This is explicitly an auction listing ("ASTA IMMOBILIARE"), which is a veto red flag for this catalog. Even though the ask is €35,251 for 130 sqm (€271/sqm) versus a €387/sqm baseline, the auction status overrides the apparent discount.
More on the house and the area
This looks like a simple, usable single-storey house with a decent roofline, driveway and modest private yard, so it reads as a real home rather than a project. But the setting is flat and ordinary, with no views or standout architectural character visible in the photos. The low price helps, yet the lack of interior images and the fact it is an occupied auction limit the dream-home wow.
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€9,000 – €14,000
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.
- Exterior is plain and not especially photogenic
- No interior photos, so character and finish quality are unproven
- Auction sale adds procedural/occupancy risk
- Listing states the property is currently rented/occupied
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 35/100This is the central Po plain, with flat agricultural land, canals and drainage ditches around the settlements. The Secchia is the nearest substantial river system in the area, running east of Fabbrico. Correggio is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and services; Carpi is also close, with a larger old centre and the Pio complex. The area is known for intensive farming and for the wider Emilia plain economy of dairying and food production.