Casa bifamiliare in Via dei Martiri 18
Casa bifamiliare San Giovanni in Persiceto. In zona residenziale tranquilla, nella località Amola di San Giovanni in Persiceto, proponiamo in vendita interessante soluzione bifamiliare ideale per nuclei familiari numerosi o per chi desidera una soluzione genitori/figli. L’immobile è composto da due unità abitative…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €435,000 for 273 m2, even after an estimated €200/m2 work (common for a habitable-but-not-new house) the effective cost is ≈€1,795/m2, well above the regional median of €517/m2; the listing does not state the property condition.
More on the house and the area
Well‑kept, move‑in ready family home with a handsome covered portico, garage/parking and a private hedged garden with brick barbecue. Interiors are modern and tidy (updated kitchen and bathroom) so this is a realistic, comfortable house to live in rather than a project. Not a scenic country retreat — suburban setting with neighbours and a modest plot.
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€18,000 – €30,000
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.
- Semi‑detached (bifamiliare) so shared wall/less privacy than a detached villa
- Suburban/residential location — no sea/mountain views shown
- Garden is pleasant but modest in size, not large estate
- Price is well above the “cheap Italian property” range — not a bargain
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 38/100This is the flat central Po plain between Bologna and Modena, with arable land, drainage canals and scattered farmhouses around the built-up town. The Reno river runs to the east of the area, and the Samoggia is nearby to the west. Bologna is the nearest large city and provides the main rail, services and airport access. San Giovanni in Persiceto is known locally for its agricultural plain setting and as one of the main centres of the north-western Bolognese plain.