Villa in Via Casigno
A 5 Min da Castel D'Aiano e 20 Min da Vergato - VILLA DA RISTRUTTURARE Palazzo libero subito, immersa nel verde VILLA DI 400 MQ su più livelli con circa 200 MQ DI AREA CORTILIVA, ottima per 2/3 nuclei familiari. Possibilità di utilizzo come B&B e strutture ricettive TETTO OTTIMAMENTE TENUTO 85.000€.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €85,000 price is attractive at €212/m², but the 400 m² villa needs renovation, estimated at about €700/m², bringing the effective cost to roughly €912/m² versus a €258/m² baseline. The well-maintained roof and potential for multiple households or B&B use help, but the renovation burden is very large.
More on the house and the area
A substantial old villa in a beautiful green mountain setting, with a well-kept roof, traditional shutters, arched entrance and an exceptional valley panorama. At 400 sqm and €85,000 it has strong project-to-dream-home potential, but it is clearly a renovation property rather than a move-in-ready home, and the unseen interiors are the main uncertainty.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€79,000 – €140,000
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.
- Advertised as a villa to renovate; the interior condition is not shown.
- Likely requires substantial modernization across 400 sqm, including kitchens, bathrooms, heating and utilities.
- Rural access and renovation permissions/costs 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 61/100The cluster is in the northern Apennines, in the hills and wooded valleys between the Reno and Panaro catchments. This part of the Bologna Apennines has chestnut woods, pastures and sandstone ridges, with Monte Cimone and the higher Modenese Apennines farther south but outside the immediate area. Corno alle Scale Regional Park lies beyond the 15 km radius to the east-southeast. The nearest ski lifts are at Corno alle Scale, roughly an hour’s drive depending on the road. The nearest larger town is Vergato, with basic services and rail access toward Bologna; Bologna is the main city used for higher-level services and work. The area is known for small Apennine villages, woodland and hiking terrain rather than for a single standout monument or protected landscape within immediate reach.