Casa bifamiliare in Via Codena
In zona tranquilla e riservata di Codena, proponiamo una casa semindipendente in buono stato. una scala conduce al piano dell'appartamento che si sviluppa su un unico piano ed è composta da un soggiorno, cucinotto con balconcino, una camera da letto. , bagno. e ripostiglio, termo aut Rif 71. [Classe energetica: G] EURO 78000 mila trattabili!
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At an estimated €200/m² renovation cost, the effective price is about €1,760/m² (€88,000 total), versus the €650/m² baseline for comparable Tuscan stock. The house is described as being in good condition, but the asking price is roughly 2.7× the local baseline, with no compensating sea or tourism premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable, furnished home in good apparent condition, with a practical kitchen, bathroom, heating, balcony and access to a green garden with an olive tree. It is more comfortable and move-in ready than visually distinctive, offering modest Tuscan living rather than a dramatic dream-home setting.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- Compact 50 sqm layout with a small kitchenette and only one bedroom shown.
- The garden appears somewhat overgrown and may need maintenance.
- No strong architectural character or scenic view is demonstrated in the gallery.
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 55/100The Apuan Alps rise immediately inland, with the marble basins above Carrara among the most distinctive mountain landscapes in Italy. The Carrione runs through the town to the Ligurian Sea, and the coast is a few kilometres west. The Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Apuane begins nearby and covers much of the mountain area behind the town. The nearest ski area is Careggine in Garfagnana, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes away, which is too far to count as a local landscape feature. Massa is the nearest town of size, and the wider Carrara-Massa strip has the services of a small urban area. Carrara is known nationally for its marble quarries and sculpture tradition.