Casa indipendente in Strada Statale 468 Motta 18
[Rif. DV-14392] A Rovereto sulla Secchia, frazione del comune di Novi di Modena posta a 15 minuti di auto da Carpi, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente di circa 250 mq commerciali, completamente da ristrutturare, inserita in un contesto tranquillo immerso nel verde con ampi spazi esterni. La proprietà rappresenta una soluzione interessante per chi è alla ricerca di...
What it really costs
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At €35,000 (€140/m²), the 250 m² house is completely to renovate; estimated renovation adds about €275,000, for an effective cost near €1,240/m² versus the €412/m² Emilia-Romagna baseline. The rural location and lack of condition details further weaken the deal despite the low asking price.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial old rural farmhouse surrounded by greenery, with traditional shutters, exposed brick, and some agricultural character. However, the interiors are severely deteriorated and the property is explicitly sold completely to renovate, so it is a major 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€99,000 – €146,000
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.
- Completely requires renovation and is not currently habitable.
- Interior photos show severe damp, damaged finishes, rubble, and obsolete rooms.
- No clear evidence of a modern kitchen, usable bathroom, utilities, or structural condition.
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 34/100Carpi sits in the central Po plain, in flat agricultural country crossed by drainage canals and minor waterways linked to the Secchia basin. The Secchia runs a few kilometres east of town, and the first rise of the northern Apennines is well beyond the 15 km radius. Modena is the nearest larger city, with rail links, services and the Romanesque cathedral complex on Piazza Grande, a UNESCO site, but it is outside the immediate landscape of the cluster. The area is known for intensive farming and for the textile and knitwear district around Carpi.