Casa in borgo
Nelle immediate vicinanze di Guiglia, all'interno di un caratteristico borgo storico, proponiamo in vendita una porzione di rustico in sasso. L'abitazione si apre su una luminosa e accogliente zona giorno con cucina a vista, ideale per i momenti di convivialità. Un pratico disimpegno conduce alla zona notte, composta…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 for 88 sqm, the ask is €795/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €995/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €465/sqm, so it is not a discount buy. The historic borgo setting and garage help, and the listing looks credible (16 photos, coherent description), but on numbers alone it is priced above this catalog's baseline.
More on the house and the area
The stone borgo exterior, ivy-covered facade and big arched portico give this place real rustic Italian charm. Inside it looks genuinely habitable now, with kitchen, bedrooms, bathroom and heating, but the interiors are simple and stripped of most historic character. It feels more like an affordable, usable country base than a full dream-home scroll stopper.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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 functional but quite plain and likely finished with lightweight/prefab wall panels rather than original character.
- Only a small enclosed outdoor sitting area is shown; no real panoramic view.
- Some of the surrounding rustic structures/portico areas look more basic and may need upkeep.
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 first Modenese Apennine hills, with the higher Apennine ridge to the south. The Panaro valley is the main river landscape nearby. Much of this area lies inside the Sassi di Roccamalatina Regional Park, known for sandstone pinnacles, wooded slopes and small hill villages. The nearest larger town is Vignola, which has full daily services and a well-known historic centre with its fortress. The area is known for cherry growing around Vignola and for the balsamic-vinegar and Lambrusco country of the Modena hills.