Casa indipendente in San Vittore
Porzione di casa semindipendente con terreno e potenziale edificatorio In contesto tranquillo e panoramico, proponiamo in vendita soluzione semindipendente di circa 106 mq commerciali, disposta su tre livelli, ideale per chi è alla ricerca di una proprietà lontana dal traffico cittadino ed immersa nelle colline. L’immobile si sviluppa come segue: Piano terra: bagno e ampia cantina, perfetta...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 for 106 sqm, the ask is €519/sqm, already above your low-stock baseline of €447/sqm. With a likely renovation budget around €700/sqm for a semi-independent country house with cellar and only generic 'building potential' language, the effective cost is about €1,219/sqm, so this looks ordinary to weak rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
The real wow here is the rolling hill view and open countryside around the house, plus usable land at a very low price. The house itself looks solid, roofed and genuinely livable now, with clean floors, a bathroom and finished rooms, but it is simple rather than beautiful and would benefit from cosmetic upgrading. Dream value comes more from the setting than from the architecture.
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€21,000 – €37,000
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 somewhat weathered rather than picturesque.
- Interiors are simple and partly basic, with a very modest kitchen setup.
- One bathroom only and overall layout feels compact/functional rather than dreamy.
- Access appears via rural gravel road and the setting is quite isolated.
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 61/100The area sits in the first Emilian Apennine hills, with cultivated ridges and wooded slopes south of the Po plain. The Stirone stream valley is nearby, and the Parco Regionale dello Stirone e del Piacenziano lies in the area around Salsomaggiore and Fidenza. Salsomaggiore itself is a spa town with Liberty-era thermal buildings, while Fidenza is the nearest larger town with rail services and a cathedral on the Via Francigena. The area is known for thermal waters and for food products of the Parma plain and hills, including cured meats and cheese production in the wider province.