Terratetto unifamiliare in Reggio Emilia
Piena proprietà di appartamento posto al secondo piano di complesso immobiliare, con cantina al piano seminterrato, composto da ingresso, bagno, tinello, piccola cucina e due camere da letto matrimoniali, oltre ad area cortiliva (giardino) di uso esclusivo. L'immobile ha una superficie commerciale di mq. 79,60; area…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction property (“asta” and “Custode Giudiziario”), which is an automatic veto despite the €63,000 price and habitable condition. At an estimated €200/m² renovation allowance, effective cost is about €1,050/m², versus a €467/m² baseline.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, usable two-bedroom home with a private 85 sqm garden, solid exterior, functioning kitchen, bathroom, and attractive parquet floors. Its main appeal is practicality and the low price rather than dramatic beauty: the interiors are dated, the rooms are modest, and the urban setting offers no notable view or historic character.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- The home is habitable but visibly dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The kitchen is very small and the bathroom appears basic and narrow.
- This is an auction purchase, so legal, occupancy, access, and handover details require careful verification.
- The attractive garden is modest and the setting is an ordinary urban neighborhood, not a scenic Italian landscape.
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 55/100This cluster sits in the built-up area of Reggio Emilia, so the lived setting is an urban plain in the central Po Valley. The Crostolo crosses the city and the Secchia is to the east. The nearest larger landscape feature is the northern Apennine foothill belt south of the city, but it is outside the immediate urban surroundings. Reggio Emilia itself is a provincial capital with a substantial historic centre, services, rail links and industry, and it is known for the tricolour flag museum and for Parmigiano Reggiano in the surrounding area.