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VARANO DE MELEGARI - Sei alla ricerca di un immobile immerso nel verde e nella tranquillità? Vorresti una casa nelle prime colline di Parma? A 2 KM dal centro di Varano de Melegari proponiamo in vendita casa con terreno, l'immobile è composto da abitazione padronale su due livelli di 116 mq. composto da: ingresso indipendente, cucina, sala, ripostiglio, bagno,...
What it really costs
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At €293/m², the €34,000 asking price is 40% below the €492/m² baseline, but the condition is unspecified; assuming roughly €700/m² renovation, effective cost rises to about €893/m². The 116 m² townhouse has strong size and 20 photos, but its rural location and missing condition data limit confidence.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, livable hillside home with a large covered veranda overlooking dense green woodland, giving it a peaceful retreat feel. The interiors are modest and old-fashioned rather than beautiful, but there is a fitted kitchen, bathroom, multiple furnished rooms, solid floors, and no evidence of a bare shell or ruin.
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€23,000 – €41,000
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 dated and would benefit from cosmetic renovation.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a seven-bedroom, eight-room layout.
- The covered terrace, exterior storage areas, and outbuildings appear functional but weathered.
- Utilities, heating performance, roof condition, and the exact extent of the land are not confirmed.
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 59/100The cluster sits in the Ceno valley at the edge of the northern Apennines. The Ceno river runs through this stretch of valley. The area is known for Varano de' Melegari Castle and for the Dallara motoring facilities at Varano. For everyday services the reference town is Fidenza, and Parma is the nearest large city with full rail, hospital and city services. This is inland hill country of fields, woods and small villages rather than a single protected or nationally known landscape.