Casa indipendente in Via Niccolò Paganini 42
Nel caratteristico centro storico di Carro, immersa nell’atmosfera autentica di un tipico carruggio ligure, proponiamo in vendita casa a schiera, terra/cielo con terrazzo panoramico e splendida vista sulla valle e sul caratteristico borgo di Ziona. Nonostante la posizione all’interno del centro storico, la proprietà…
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At €460/m², the €80,000 asking price is only 8% below the Liguria country-house baseline of €500/m²; with condition unstated, a moderate €500/m² renovation allowance implies an effective cost of about €960/m². The historic-center setting, panoramic terrace and 29 photos add appeal, but the missing condition and limited sea proximity keep this from being a strong deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable Ligurian village house with colorful historic façades, traditional shutters, terrazzo floors, antique furnishings, and a charming fireplace. The panoramic terrace and broad mountain-and-valley views provide the real dream factor, although the house needs cosmetic renovation and some practical updating rather than being move-in polished.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €34,000
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 are fully usable but visibly dated, with peeling plaster and moisture/maintenance issues in the kitchen.
- The large panoramic terrace appears partially unfinished or under repair.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a 174 sqm, four-bedroom home.
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 sits in the inland hills of the eastern Ligurian Apennines, in the upper Val di Vara. The Vara river valley is the main landscape feature within this area, with wooded slopes, small ridges and scattered hamlets. The nearest coast is the Levante Riviera around Levanto and Bonassola, but it is beyond the immediate 15 km landscape radius for scoring. The Cinque Terre National Park is farther south-west and not inside the local area. Varese Ligure is the nearest small town of note inland, with a preserved historic centre and services; Sestri Levante and La Spezia are the larger centres used for wider shopping and rail connections. This part of the Val di Vara is known for mixed woodland, pasture and small-scale agriculture in an Apennine setting.