Rustico/casale in Via Ruscella 4
In posizione panoramica, tranquilla e riservata a Sant'Agata Feltria (RN), in località Ugrigno - Ruscella, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente con oltre 5.000 m² di terreno di pertinenza. Situata nella suggestiva cornice della Valmarecchia, la proprietà dista circa 44 km da Rimini (raggiungibile in circa un'ora…
What it really costs
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At €185/m², the €40,000 asking price is below the Emilia-Romagna farmhouse baseline of €300/m², but “habitable yet needing work” raises the estimated effective cost to about €535/m² (€115,600 total). The remote location, one photo, and limited information temper the apparent discount.
More on the house and the area
A generous independent farmhouse set in a remarkably leafy, private landscape with over 5,000 m² of land, mature trees, and a peaceful rural feel. The interiors look basic and dated rather than spectacular, but the main house appears genuinely usable, making the €40,000 price unusually compelling for a large home rather than a bare ruin.
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, €350/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€25,000 – €42,000
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 house is habitable but needs updating and general repairs.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a large 216 m², seven-bedroom property.
- The exterior includes a rough outbuilding and visible utility equipment; no clear broad valley view is shown.
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 72/100The cluster sits in the Marecchia valley foothills on the edge of the northern Apennines, with wooded ridges and cultivated hills within the local 15 km landscape. The Marecchia river system shapes the wider valley nearby. Sasso Simone e Simoncello Regional Park lies partly within this area, with the distinctive flat-topped limestone relief of Sasso Simone and Simoncello close to Sant'Agata Feltria. Sant'Agata Feltria itself is a small hill town with a fortress and an intact historic centre. Novafeltria is the nearest larger local centre, with everyday shops and services. This part of Valmarecchia is known for chestnuts, truffles and hill agriculture.