Via Emilia Piacentina, 11, Castel San Giovanni
Tribunale: Piacenza RGE: 54/2025 PVP: 4621669 Casa a schiera costituita da fabbricato principale abitativo che si sviluppa in due piani fuori terra composto da soggiorno con angolo cottura al piano terra due stanze e un bagno al piano primo collegate da scala interna e da un secondo immobile pertinenziale adibito a…
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
The property is offered via a judicial auction (Tribunale di Piacenza), so it is not a normal sale; listed price €42,414 (~€558/m2) for 76 m2 with estimated renovation €700/m2. The ad states the images are only indicative and not the real photos, so the listing cannot be reliably assessed as a standard purchase.
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Photos show crisp, modern, recently-finished interiors and two usable bathrooms that feel move-in ready, so this could be an attractive, affordable town dwelling. However the listing is an auction lot that declares the property needs renovation and the ad warns the pictures may be indicative, so confirm the real condition and legal status before assuming turnkey livability.
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€15,000 – €27,000
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 is an auction lot and notes the property "Needs renovation" — legal/condition risks apply.
- Agent text states images are indicative and may not be the actual photos of the unit.
- No clear private outdoor space or notable views shown; exterior is a generic apartment block.
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 52/100This is in the lower Val Tidone on the western edge of the Emilia-Romagna plain, with cultivated fields and wine hills rising a short distance to the south. The Tidone valley and the first ridges of the Piacentine Apennines are within the local landscape. Piacenza is the nearest city of size, with a full set of services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. The wider area is known for vineyards and wines including Gutturnio and Ortrugo, and for mixed arable farming in the plain.