Via Bagucci, 62, Castiglione dei Pepoli
Tribunale: Bologna RGE: 397/2019 PVP: 4606884 Intera proprietà di porzione di fabbricato da cielo a terra per civile abitazione rappresentato da un appartamento che si eleva per 3 piani fuori terra collegati da scala interna, composto al piano terra da ingresso nel soggiorno con angolo cottura, al piano primo una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction (avviso di vendita), which is a sale-via-tribunale case and must be treated as a legal-risk purchase. Price €11,250 plus estimated renovation €700/m² (70 m² → €49,000) gives an effective ≈€861/m², well above the regional baseline €466/m².
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Extremely low price makes this an attractive bargain, but the unit is sold at auction and needs renovation, so it’s a project rather than a ready-to-live dream home. Photos in the ad are illustrative and the actual property appears to be a plain, urban townhouse with no notable views or historic character.
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€14,000 – €25,000
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.
- Listing marked 'needs renovation' — not move-in ready.
- Images are explicitly indicative and do not show the real unit.
- Property is an auction lot — there may be legal/occupancy encumbrances to check.
- Urban setting with no scenic view or private garden; exposed to neighbouring blocks.
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 71/100The cluster is in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The area is cut by the upper valleys around the Setta and Brasimone and includes the Brasimone reservoir. Much of the surrounding upland falls in the Suviana e Brasimone Regional Park. The nearest ski area is Corno alle Scale, roughly an hour by road. Castiglione dei Pepoli is a small Apennine service town with basic shops, schools and rail access on the Bologna-Florence line at San Benedetto Val di Sambro nearby. The area is known for wooded ridges, chestnut country and reservoirs in the Bologna Apennines.