Casa indipendente in Via Santo Sepolcro 4
VIA SAN SEPOLCRO - ADIACENZE VIA CAMPAGNA Immobile indipendente su piano unico composto da unico locale di 137 mq calpestabili con carraio autonomo e ingresso pedonale. L'edificio, ex meccanico auto, si presta a più usi. Con debito cambio destinazione d'uso potrebbe essere trasformato in un loft o una moderna abitazione su piano unico. Da ristrutturare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Former mechanic unit that needs change of use and full renovation; estimated €800/m² → €124,000 renovation, effective price €259,000 (~€1,670/m²). That is ~3.8× the regional baseline of €439/m², so it looks overpriced for conversion and is not currently a ready dwelling.
More on the house and the area
A solid, roofed single‑level former auto workshop with high ceilings and an intact floor — a realistic blank‑slate for a loft conversion in central Piacenza. It’s a project rather than a move‑in home: nice potential and clear bargain appeal, but needs full refit and official change of use.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€31,000 – €55,000
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.
- Former garage/workshop — requires formal change of use to become a home (permits).
- Interior is a raw industrial space: full renovation needed (kitchen, bathrooms, partitions, insulation).
- Street‑facing unit with no private garden or terrace; potential noise/parking limits.
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 38/100The area is on the Po plain near the Po and Trebbia rivers, with flat farmland, levees, irrigation channels and scattered hamlets. Piacenza is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. This stretch of the province is known for agriculture and for the Via Francigena crossing toward the Po.