Villa a schiera in Castelvetro di Modena
Piena proprietà su porzione immobiliare ad uso civile abitazione sita in Comune di Castelvetro di Modena (MO), Via Giuseppe Garibaldi n. 26, costituita da appartamento posto al piano primo di edificio singolo, oltre ai proporzionali diritti di comproprietà sulle parti comuni con altre unità immobiliari I nostri…
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 ("acquisto in asta"), which is a hard veto for this catalog. On price alone it is ordinary rather than cheap: €476/m² asking vs €465/m² baseline, and about €676/m² effective after a basic habitable-home allowance.
More on the house and the area
There is some appeal in the leafy garden setting and the large covered outdoor space, and the price per square metre is very low. But the photos are dominated by serious cracks, moisture marks and neglected interiors, so this does not read as a beautiful ready-to-live Italian dream home. It feels like a large house with potential rather than a wow property.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
- Visible major cracking and possible structural/movement issues.
- Signs of water ingress/damp near roofline and upper interiors.
- No bathroom shown as clearly functional; overall needs significant refurbishment.
- Auction sale and shared/common parts add practical complexity.
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 58/100The area sits in the first Modenese hills at the edge of the Po plain, with vineyards and mixed farmland on ridges and shallow valleys. The Panaro valley is nearby, and the foothills of the northern Apennines rise to the south within short distance. Modena is the nearest city of size, with a historic centre, services and rail connections. Castelvetro di Modena is known for Lambrusco Grasparossa wine, and this part of the province for vineyards and food production.