Rustico/casale in Strada dei Montanari
Affascinante Rustico in Vendita a Pellegrino Parmense Scoprite il fascino autentico della vita di campagna con questa straordinaria casa colonica situata nel cuore del pittoresco Comune di Pellegrino Parmense località Montanari. Con una superficie complessiva di 121 mq, questo rustico con struttura di mattoni e sassi…
What it really costs
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At €331/m², the €40,000 asking price is only slightly above the €300/m² regional baseline before works; assuming a rustico needing renovation, estimated total cost is about €124,700 (€1,031/m²). The missing condition, year, and energy data plus its remote inland location make this a weak deal despite the fresh 5-day listing.
More on the house and the area
The setting is genuinely beautiful, with sweeping Apennine valley and mountain views, rolling farmland, and a picturesque historic rural hamlet. The farmhouse has authentic stone-and-brick character and traditional tiled roofs, but the photographed building is largely a damaged shell with collapsed sections, so it is a substantial restoration project rather than a usable home today.
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€24,000 – €43,000
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.
- The main structure appears severely damaged, with collapsed floors/walls and extensive rubble.
- It looks like a major renovation or partial rebuild rather than a move-in home.
- Roof condition, utilities, access, and legal rebuilding permissions need careful verification.
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 Parma Apennines, with wooded ridges and narrow valleys of the Stirone basin within the 15 km radius. The Stirone stream runs through the area, and the Parco Regionale dello Stirone e del Piacenziano reaches into the zone around Pellegrino Parmense and nearby Salsomaggiore. Salsomaggiore Terme is the nearest town of size, with thermal facilities, services and a substantial early-20th-century spa town fabric. The area is known for hill farming and woods, and in this part of the province also for cured meats and Parmigiano Reggiano production further across the Parmense hills.