Casa bifamiliare in Strada di Cangelasio
Porzione di casa disposta su tre livelli. Al piano terra l'ingresso immette in un disimpegno che divide il soggiorno dalla cucina abitabile, che ha superficie maggiore rispetto al soggiorno e potrebbe diventare un soggiorno con angolo cottura. Una scala in muratura collega il piano terra al piano primo, dove si trovano una camera matrimoniale, una cameretta e un bagno. Al...
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At €550/m², the €55,000 asking price is already above the Emilia-Romagna townhouse baseline of €491/m²; allowing roughly €20,000 for ordinary updating gives an effective €750/m². The listing has 26 photos and a practical three-level layout with parking, but condition and key property data are missing.
More on the house and the area
A bright, genuinely usable townhouse with several bedrooms, a functioning kitchen and bathroom, good floors, radiators and attractive vintage wooden furnishings. It lacks a spectacular setting or standout architectural character, but at €55,000 for 100 sqm it offers a convincing, move-in-ready base with room for cosmetic modernization.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Dated interiors, bathroom and kitchen will likely need cosmetic updating.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a three-level, 100 sqm home.
- No exterior, garden or view is shown in the gallery.
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.