Villetta a schiera
AM-7828-FRA SASSATELLA di FRASSINORO in paese, porzione terra-cielo con 2 unità immobiliari comunicanti, ma dotate di doppio ingresso e facili da rendere autonome. La prima porzione, disposta su 2 livelli, è composta come segue: - P. TERRA Ingresso da area in comune con altra proprietà (non in vendita), su sala con cucina semi-abitabile con ripostiglio, bagno di servizio. -...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €343/m², the asking price is 30% below the Emilia-Romagna townhouse baseline of €492/m², with 44 photos and no auction or habitability warning. However, the condition is unspecified; assuming €700/m² renovation, the effective cost rises to about €1,043/m², making this an ordinary-to-fair project rather than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, characterful townhouse with a lovely mature garden, large trees, stone-paved outdoor space, traditional shutters, and abundant vintage furnishings. The house is clearly roofed, floored, furnished, and usable rather than a shell, with multiple bedrooms and two bathrooms, but it is old-fashioned and needs meaningful cosmetic and systems updates.
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€33,000 – €59,000
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 and kitchen are very dated and would benefit from modernization.
- Some visible wear and aging around finishes, windows, and service areas.
- The property appears to have shared access and a neighboring attached section, so privacy and autonomy should be verified.
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 67/100The cluster is in the Modenese Apennines, with wooded ridges and narrow valleys around the Dragone basin. The Parco regionale del Frignano lies nearby in the higher Apennines to the north-west. The nearest ski area is around Passo delle Radici and San Pellegrino in Alpe, roughly an hour by road depending on the exact hamlet. The nearest larger centres are Sassuolo and Modena, while in the immediate mountain area the reference towns are Montefiorino and Pavullo nel Frignano for everyday services. This part of the Apennines is known for chestnut woods, mountain villages and resistance history around Montefiorino.