Casa con giardino
A Careola, un piccolo paesino nel comune di Pontremoli raggiungibile in 15 minuti in macchina proponiamo questa casetta pronta da vivere con il giardino privato ed esclusivo. L'arrivo alla casa è da vicolo pedonale, dopo aver parcheggiato a circa 100 metri di distanza nella piazzetta pubblica. L'ingresso nella…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
With an estimated €200/m² renovation the effective price is €84,000 (≈€700/m²) vs the regional reference of €500/m², so the premium offsets positives like a habitable interior and the 4,200 m² agricultural plot plus 9,800 m² woodland. The listing has been on the market 319 days, which signals market resistance (stale listing).
More on the house and the area
A tidy, immediately habitable village house with a usable living room + fireplace, cellar/taverna and private garden. The huge nearby agricultural plot and woodland are rare value adds at this price, but the house shows dated finishes and single‑glazed windows and has pedestrian access with parking a short walk away.
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 – €13,000
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.
- Access from a pedestrian vicolo – parking ~100 m away
- Single‑glazed wooden windows and LPG heating (upgrades likely)
- Small external steps/entrance — limited immediate curb appeal
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 77/100The area lies in the upper Magra valley between the northern Tuscan-Emilian Apennines and the Apuan Alps. The Magra river runs through Pontremoli. Part of the municipality falls within the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski area is Zum Zeri in the Zeri valley, roughly a 40-minute drive, with larger lifts on the Cerreto side of the Apennines farther away. Pontremoli itself is the main small town nearby, with a substantial historic centre, bridges, the Piagnaro Castle and rail links on the Parma–La Spezia line. The wider Lunigiana area is known for stone villages, castles and chestnut country, and Pontremoli is on the Via Francigena.