Rustico/casale in Strada di Boioli
Nel verde della collina che fa da cornice alla splendida Val Trebbia, in piccola frazione a soli 5 minuti da Perino, proprietà cielo-terra composta da 5 locali, locale di deposito, 2 bagni, lavanderia, 2 cantine, portica-to e ampio giardino di proprietà. L’abitazione è al momento già abitabile sebbene suscettibile di migliorie non strutturali che la renderebbero una vera chicca. Completa...
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At €278/m², the €50,000 asking price is below the €300/m² baseline, but adding an estimated €200/m² for improvements gives an effective cost of about €478/m². The home is already habitable and has generous land and outbuildings, though it is in a remote hamlet and key property data are missing.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable rural farmhouse with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a functioning kitchen, tiled floors, exposed beams, and a traditional wood stove. The surrounding garden and broad Trebbia Valley hill views provide the real dream factor, while the €50,000 price for 180 m² is unusually compelling. It is not polished or turnkey-modern, but the work appears mainly cosmetic rather than a full structural renovation.
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€12,000 – €20,000
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 are fully usable but quite dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The covered outbuilding/porch is rough and cluttered, with visible maintenance needs.
- Utilities, heating performance, insulation, and year-round access are not documented.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Trebbia valley in the Ligurian Apennines, with wooded ridges and folded mountain terrain immediately around Bobbio. The Trebbia river runs through the town, and the Val Trebbia is the main landscape feature within the 15 km radius. Bobbio has a substantial historic centre with the Ponte Gobbo and the Abbey of San Colombano. The area is known for the upper Trebbia valley landscape and river bathing spots.