Casa bifamiliare
Rif. 18212 - Ci sono case che si scelgono per gli spazi. E poi ci sono luoghi che si scelgono per come ci fanno sentire. Ai piedi della suggestiva Pietra Parcellara, immersa nel verde e lontana dal caos e dallo smog della città, questa villa bifamiliare è un luogo dove rallentare, respirare e ritrovare il piacere della natura. ...
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At €58,000 (€362/m²), the asking price is 28% below the local €500/m² benchmark, but an estimated €200/m² for an apparently habitable home brings the effective cost to about €562/m². The listing does not state the condition, construction year, or energy performance, so the discount needs verification despite the attractive size, garden, and scenic setting.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable, spacious townhouse with five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a functional kitchen, and a mature garden. Its strongest appeal is the exceptional mountain-and-valley panorama and peaceful green setting near Pietra Parcellara, while the interiors are comfortable but old-fashioned rather than beautifully restored.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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 and kitchen/bathrooms look dated and would benefit from modernization.
- The garden and paved outdoor areas appear established but require ongoing maintenance.
- Heating, insulation, utilities, and the exact ownership arrangement should be verified.
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 68/100The cluster is in the Val Trebbia, with the first ridges of the Ligurian Apennines around it. The Trebbia river runs through the area, with gravel banks and a broad valley floor near Travo. Farther up the valley, within this part of the inland Piacenza area, there are wooded slopes, sandstone and ophiolite outcrops, and a sequence of small historic villages. Bobbio is the nearest town of note in the valley, with a substantial historic centre and the abbey complex of San Colombano. The area is known in Emilia for the Trebbia valley landscape and for outdoor use of the river in summer.