Casa indipendente
Nell'Appennino Parmense, in un bel contesto verde, tranquillo e panoramico, vendesi CASA INDIPENDENTE di mq. 72 servita da ACQUA di SORGENTE, circondata da un CORTILE con TERRENO, mq. 1.360, ai margini dei boschi secolari di castagni e querce, a circa 15 minuti da Borgo Val di Taro e a 15 minuti dal casello autostradale. L'immobile si presenta in buone condizioni...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €79,000 for 72 sqm, the ask is about €1,097/sqm; assuming habitable/good condition from 'in buone condizioni', the effective cost is about €1,297/sqm including ~€200/sqm light works. That is far above the low stock baseline of €442/sqm in this region/type, so despite the detached house, land, and decent listing quality, it looks expensive for this catalog.
More on the house and the area
The real appeal here is the peaceful hillside setting: a big stone terrace, open green mountain views, and usable land around a detached house that looks well kept and ready to enjoy outside. Inside it appears simple and a bit dated, but functional and livable rather than a renovation shell. This feels like a genuine, affordable country home with strong lifestyle appeal, even if the architecture itself is fairly ordinary.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Interior looks plain and dated rather than characterful.
- Mountain/rural setting may feel isolated for some buyers.
- Water is from a spring source rather than standard mains.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, in the upper Taro valley on the Parma side of the range. The Taro river runs through the area, with wooded ridges and mountain passes around the valley. Part of the territory falls in the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski area is Schia on Monte Caio, roughly an hour to an hour and a half by road depending on the exact hamlet. Borgo Val di Taro itself is the main service centre of this stretch of the valley, with shops, schools, rail links and hospital services for the surrounding mountain communes. The area is known for porcini mushrooms from Borgotaro, which have IGP status.