Casa bifamiliare in Strada Iggio
Immersa nella quiete e nel fascino della frazione di Iggio, a Pellegrino Parmense, proponiamo in vendita una splendida porzione di casa terra-tetto libera su tre lati, curata in ogni dettaglio e pronta per essere abitata fin da subito senza alcun lavoro da preventivare. Al piano terreno l'ingresso accoglie con un ampio garage rifinito e ben curato nei dettagli,...
What it really costs
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At €85,000 (€500/m²), this is almost exactly the Emilia-Romagna townhouse baseline of €492/m², with a modest allowance for its claimed move-in-ready condition. The garden, parking and terrace help, but the inland hamlet location and lack of verified technical details limit the upside.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable 170 sqm rural townhouse in a beautiful Emilia-Romagna landscape, with sweeping hill views, mature greenery, terracotta roofs, exposed stone, and timber ceilings. The kitchen is fully fitted and the home appears carefully maintained and ready to occupy, though the strongest visual appeal is in the setting and rustic architectural character rather than polished interiors.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €100/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€6,000 – €9,000
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 gallery does not show the main living room or bedrooms, so overall interior finish is not fully verifiable.
- The rural hamlet setting may mean limited nearby services and car dependence.
- The property appears to include substantial storage/utility space alongside the living areas.
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.