Rustico/casale in Via Mazzalupi
Vallalta – In contesto tranquillo e riservato proponiamo un rustico da ristrutturare completamente con un’ampia area cortiliva di circa 1500 mq, ideale per chi desidera spazi esterni. L’immobile completamente da ristrutturare, si sviluppa su più livelli ed è composto da piano terra con ingresso, cucina, ripostiglio e locali accessori; al piano primo si trovano tre camere da letto, mentre al...
What it really costs
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Although the €44,000 asking price is low (€338/m²), the farmhouse requires complete renovation; estimated works of about €143,000 (€1,100/m²) bring the effective cost to roughly €1,438/m² versus a €300/m² baseline. The large garden is attractive, but it does not offset the extensive renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
This is a traditional rural farmhouse with some authentic character and a generous 1,500 m² outdoor area surrounded by open fields. However, it is explicitly sold as completely needing renovation and the exterior is heavily overgrown, so it is a substantial project rather than a ready-to-live-in Italian home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€51,000 – €76,000
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.
- Complete renovation is required before the property can be lived in.
- The overgrown grounds and visibly neglected structure suggest substantial cleanup and building work.
- No interior photos are provided, so the condition of the roof, floors, utilities, kitchen, and bathroom is unverified.
- The property sits beside a rural road and cultivated fields, so privacy and road noise should be checked.
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 34/100This is the flat alluvial plain of the lower Modena area, in the Secchia river basin; the Secchia runs by the town and the Po is farther north. The landscape within 15 km is mainly agricultural plain with drainage canals, roads, scattered farmhouses and small service towns. Mirandola is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre and district services. This part of the province is known for intensive farming and for the biomedical industry around Mirandola.