Porzione di rustico con ampio giardino privato
La proprietà si raggiunge attraversando l’ampio giardino privato di circa 2.500 mq, uno spazio ideale per chi desidera vivere all’aria aperta, avere a disposizione grandi spazi verdi o semplicemente godere della quiete e della privacy che solo una casa in campagna può offrire. L’abitazione si sviluppa su due livelli…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 (€667/m²), the partially renovated 120 m² villa has no heating or cooling, implying roughly €176,000 effective cost (€1,467/m²) after estimated renovation. This is about 4× the Emilia-Romagna baseline of €367/m², with only limited location premium in a rural inland setting.
More on the house and the area
A highly appealing countryside home with traditional shutters, balconies, exposed beams, brick-patterned ceilings, old terracotta floors, and a generous private garden overlooking wooded hills. The main house is clearly habitable, with a working kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, and furnished living spaces, but the lack of heating and the partial renovation needs keep it below dream-home level.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Partially needs renovation and cosmetic updating.
- No heating or cooling system is currently installed.
- The large ex-hayloft/portico appears more rustic and unfinished than the main house.
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 62/100The cluster is in the first Apennine hills south of Parma, in a landscape of wooded ridges, fields and small valleys. The Parma Apennines rise within this radius, and the area sits near the upper Val Parma and the Val Baganza side of the foothills. The Parma stream is the main river of the area. Torrechiara, with its hilltop castle, is nearby and is one of the best-known historic landmarks in this part of the province. Parma is the nearest city of size, with full services, rail connections, a university and major historic monuments. This part of the province is known for Parmesan food production, especially Parmigiano Reggiano and prosciutto di Parma.