Rustico con terreno agricolo
A pochi minuti dal centro di Sala Bolognese, in posizione comoda anche alla Trasversale di Pianura, proponiamo in vendita una proprietà rurale immersa nel verde, ideale per chi cerca spazio, tranquillità e la possibilità di vivere a stretto contatto con la natura. Il complesso comprende una porzione di rustico da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
€60,000 for 172 m² plus estimated renovation (€700/m²) gives an effective price ≈ €1,050/m² versus the regional median of €290/m², so the total cost after works is high. Positive points: large fenced 3,800 m² plot with an artesian well and 19 photos; the property is a rustico to be fully renovated and currently has no bathroom.
More on the house and the area
Lovely old brick farmhouse with intact roof, attractive wisteria and rustic details set in wide open farmland and a fully fenced 3,800 m² plot with fruit trees, vines and an artesian well. The building appears structurally sound (barns, silo and large workshop present) but the living areas need renovation and internal services (bathroom/kitchen) are not evident, so this is a great bargain for someone prepared to restore it.
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€34,000 – €60,000
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.
- Needs substantial renovation — not move-in ready
- No bathrooms shown in photos / likely limited internal services
- Agricultural outbuildings and conversion may require permits or specialist work
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 39/100This is the flat Po plain north-west of Bologna, in a landscape of fields, drainage canals and scattered hamlets. The Reno runs a few kilometres to the west, and the area also lies between smaller plain-watercourse systems linked to the Samoggia and Lavino. Bologna is the nearest major city, with the full services, rail connections and historic centre of a regional capital. The wider area is known for intensive agriculture and for its position in the plain between Bologna and the lower Reno basin.