Imola – Fabbricato deposito adibito a villino
A Ponticelli, in una splendida zona collinare e panoramica, proponiamo fabbricato accatastato come locale uso servizio e pertanto non è possibile prendervi la residenza, adibito a villino indipendente composto da: - Spazi interni versatili: un'ampia sala con cucina a vista, una grande stanza con camino facilmente…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Despite the €85,000 price for 126 m², the property is cadastrally registered as a service/utility space and the listing explicitly says residency cannot be established. It should not be treated as a legally habitable villa without verified authorization for residential use.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable independent home with a large, well-kept garden, patio, fitted kitchen, bathroom, heating and a fireplace. Its outdoor space and privacy create real weekend-home appeal, but the interiors are conventional and the prohibition on taking residence is a major limitation for anyone wanting to live here full-time.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€8,000 – €14,000
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 property is legally registered as a service-use premises, so residence registration is not permitted.
- Interiors are habitable but dated, with cosmetic updating likely needed.
- Only one bathroom is currently shown; the second would require conversion of a service room.
- The panoramic setting is described but not clearly demonstrated in the photos.
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 55/100This is on the plain at the foot of the Romagna Apennines, with cultivated land and low hills beginning to the south around the Santerno valley. The Santerno river runs through Imola. The Vena del Gesso Romagnola Regional Park lies within daily local reach in the hills to the south-west, with gypsum ridges and badlands around the Riolo Terme side. The nearest substantial upland landscape is the Apennine belt south of Castel del Rio and Firenzuola. Bologna is the nearest major city, while Imola itself is a sizeable service town with a full historic centre, the Rocca Sforzesca and the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. The area is known for its agricultural plain, the Santerno corridor and motor-racing at Imola. Because the cluster is inside the built-up area of a city above 50,000 residents, the urban cap applies.