Rustico/casale in Strada di Cangelasio 1
Fabbricato rurale di 96 mq catastali, con stalla, ampio porticato e sovrastante fienile. Accesso diretto dal cortile e comodo accesso carrabile. Le altezze interne consentono di valutare diversi potenziali utilizzi dello spazio, anche come locali hobby o studio privato, previa verifica delle possibilità urbanistiche. …
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The 96 m² property is described primarily as a rural building with a stable, portico and hayloft, with residential or hobby use only subject to urban-planning verification. At €27,000 plus an estimated €1,100/m² restoration cost, the effective cost is about €1,031/m², far above the €300/m² baseline.
More on the house and the area
A handsome old brick rural building with a broad tiled portico, exposed timber roof, and beautiful rolling Emilia-Romagna countryside views. However, the main spaces are clearly agricultural and unfinished, with bare floors and no visible residential fit-out, so this is a substantial conversion project rather than a livable cheap Italian home.
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€38,000 – €56,000
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.
- This is a rural stables/barn and hayloft, not a move-in-ready home.
- The interiors are unfinished and lack a visible kitchen, bathroom, and residential systems.
- Major conversion and planning work would be needed before it could function as a home.
- The attractive surrounding land may be optional rather than included in the €27,000 price.
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 61/100The area sits on the first hills between the Po plain and the Parma Apennine foothills, with cultivated slopes, woods and small valleys. The Stirone stream runs nearby, and the Parco Regionale dello Stirone e del Piacenziano is at Salsomaggiore and Fidenza, known for badlands, fossil sites and riverbank landscapes. The nearest larger town is Fidenza, which has rail services and a substantial urban centre; Parma is the main city for services, work and transport. Salsomaggiore itself is known for its thermal baths and Liberty-era spa buildings.