Casa indipendente Strada Statale 468 Motta, 18, 41016, Novi di Modena
[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.<br> La proprietà…
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Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €35,000 but fully “da ristrutturare” — estimated renovation €700/m² → ~€175,000, effective cost ~€210,000 (~€840/m²) versus regional baseline ~€465/m², so it becomes costly after works. Positives: large 250 m², garage, garden and 14 photos, but the renovation burden makes the deal weak.
More on the house and the area
A plain but spacious rural house with generous garden and useful outbuildings — great for someone wanting lots of space to redesign. The structure appears intact so it’s a realistic renovation project, but expect a full rebuild of interior systems and finishes before you can move in.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€50,000 – €88,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Completely needs renovation — likely full refit of interiors, systems and finishes
- Signs of damp/staining on façade and overgrown vegetation around the building
- Rural location: private road access and a car will be necessary
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.