Casa Indipendente in vendita a Varano de' Melegari, Riviano
JO-142-17 Casa indipendente a Varano de Melegari (PR) - Località Riviano L'immobile di 231mq è disposto su tre livelli, posto in una palazzina costruita nel 1950 circa Composizione: Piano terreno - doppio ingresso indipendente, soggiorno, locale dispensa/ripostiglio, cucina abitabile e due camere da letto; tramite…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €100k for 231 m² but listed as “needs renovation”; estimated refurbishment €650/m² (~€150k) yields an effective price ≈€1,082/m² versus the regional median of €465/m², so renovation costs push it well above market despite the included 6 ha of land.
More on the house and the area
Solid, roofed hilltop farmhouse with beautiful panoramic valley views and 6 hectares of fields and woodland. The exterior and stone outbuildings are appealing and intact, but the interior needs significant renovation — a very good restoration project for someone who wants a characterful, private country home.
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, €650/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€46,000 – €81,000
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.
- Interior requires full renovation (systems, finishes)
- Only one bathroom in a large house — more work needed to make family-ready
- Remote hilltop location with narrow/gravel access road
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 58/100The cluster is in the Ceno valley, with the northern Apennines close to the south and east. The Ceno river runs through this part of the valley. The nearest substantial town is Parma, which provides full services, rail connections and a historic city centre. This area is known for the lower Apennine valleys, mixed farmland and woodland, and for the Dallara motor industry presence at Varano.