Terratetto unifamiliare in Castel San Giovanni
CASTEL SAN GIOVANNI, LOCALITA' CRETA, Scopri questa affascinante casa indipendente situata in una corte comune, perfetta per chi cerca un angolo di tranquillità. Disposta su due livelli, l'immobile offre un'accogliente zona giorno con angolo cottura e soggiorno luminoso, ideale per trascorrere momenti di convivialità.…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
80 m² house priced €39,000 but with a sensible habitable-renovation add of €200/m² gives an effective €688/m² vs regional median €459/m², so the all-in price is well above typical local values. Listing omits building year and energy class.
More on the house and the area
A tidy, move-in-ready two‑storey townhouse in a common corte — simple but practical interiors with tiled floors, functional kitchen and a usable bedroom. Not photogenic or scenic, but genuinely habitable and excellent value for the price. Best for someone who wants an affordable home in town rather than a rural dream property.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Compact 75 m² layout — rooms are small
- No private garden or terrace, courtyard setting with close neighbours
- Only one bathroom
- Limited street/frontage and little privacy
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 58/100This is in the Val Tidone hill country at the edge of the first Ligurian Apennine ridges, with cultivated slopes, vineyards and small wooded valleys. The Tidone valley is the main local landscape feature. Pianello Val Tidone is the nearest small centre of note, and larger services are in the Piacenza direction. The area is known for wine production, especially Gutturnio and other Colli Piacentini wines.