Rustico/casale in Via Sbaraglio 3
RUDERE DA RISTRUTTURARE - MELDOLA Proponiamo in vendita caratteristica casa colonica completamente da ristrutturare, immersa nel verde delle prime colline di Meldola, in posizione tranquilla e riservata, ideale per chi desidera vivere a contatto con la natura senza rinunciare alla comodità dei principali servizi del…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Roof
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 (€375/m²), the 120 m² farmhouse needs complete renovation, estimated at about €132,000, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,475/m² versus a local benchmark of €315/m². Its green hillside setting is appealing, but the renovation burden overwhelms the low purchase price.
More on the house and the area
This has appealing rural character, mature greenery, private land, and attractive first-hill views. However, it is explicitly a complete renovation project and the photos show a largely uninhabitable ruin with badly deteriorated roofs and no usable living spaces.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€48,000 – €70,000
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.
- Genuine ruin requiring complete renovation.
- Roof sections appear collapsed or severely deteriorated.
- No usable interior, kitchen, bathroom, or utilities are evidenced in the photos.
- Overgrown grounds and structural condition may require extensive clearance and rebuilding.
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 first ridges of the Romagna Apennines begin around Meldola, with wooded hills and cultivated valleys rather than high mountain terrain. The Bidente river runs through the area. The Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna National Park begins farther up the Bidente valleys toward Santa Sofia and Campigna, outside the immediate surroundings. Forlì is the nearest larger town and provides the main services, rail connections and a small airport. The area is known in general for Romagna hill farming, orchards and access routes from the plain into the Apennine valleys.