Casa di paese in Località Selva, 2, Ferriere,
località Selva, FERRIERE, proponiamo casetta nel borgo caratteristico del paese. La casa si sviluppa su due piani, al primo cantina con forno a legna, al secondo soggiorno con cucina, bagno e due camere da letto (65mq). Inoltre di fronte all'abitazione troviamo una cascina su due piani adatta a deposito o ad eventuale ristrutturazione (74mq).
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
I assumed the 65 m² house is habitable but the 74 m² cascina needs full restoration (I used ~1,100 €/m² for that part), giving an average renovation cost of 679 €/m². Effective price ≈ €139.4k (≈€1,002/m²), about 3.5× the regional baseline of €290/m², so this looks overpriced unless you only want the habitable portion.
More on the house and the area
A genuine little stone house in a characteristic Apennine borgo with original features (stone walls, wood oven) and a photogenic courtyard. The property is habitable now but dated — a realistic, affordable home for someone happy to refresh interiors and optionally renovate the attached two‑storey outbuilding.
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, €679/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€27,000 – €49,000
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.
- Dated interior and building systems — expect cosmetic updating and possible electrical/plumbing work.
- Main habitable area is modest (about 65 m²) and rooms have low ceilings; the 74 m² outbuilding is a separate structure that would need renovation to use.
- No private garden and limited/communal parking in a narrow borgo courtyard.
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 68/100The Ligurian Apennines surround Ferriere, with wooded valleys and higher ridges on the provincial border toward Monte Maggiorasca and Monte Nero. The Nure valley runs through the area, and the upper Val Nure is the main local landscape. Much of the nearby high ground falls in the Piacenziano section of the regional parks system around the Aveto-Trebbia-Nure protected area. The nearest substantial ski area is Santo Stefano d’Aveto on Monte Bue, roughly an hour by road. The nearest town of size is Piacenza, which provides the main rail connections, services and a full city centre. The area is known for Apennine pasture, woodland, mushroom foraging and scattered stone hamlets.