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Rustico in Vigolzone

Vigolzone, Emilia Romagna
Bedrooms
0
Baths
0
m²
237
Price per m²
€190
Property type
Farmhouse
Rooms
4 locali

VIGOLZONE - RUSTICO di ampia metratura, possibilità ricavare villa bifamiliare o palazzina quadrifamiliare. Per qualsiasi ulteriore informazione e per visite in merito a questo annuncio potete contattarci ai riferimenti sotto indicati: L’IMMOBILIARISTA tel. 0523.579856, cell. 334.9700529, email:…

What it really costs

Can you move in?

Not before the basics are done

In the listingNeeds renovation

Must be done first

  • Structure
  • Roof
  • Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

Estimated renovation €700/m² → €165,900 renovation; total ≈ €210,900, about €890/m² versus regional median €290/m², so effective price is well above market. Listing shows only 2 photos and claims energy class A4 while saying 'Needs renovation', which is contradictory and raises uncertainty.

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What the photos show

A charming old stone/brick farmhouse with characterful latticework and a small yard — attractive on the outside and a clear bargain for €45k. However the building is a gutted rustico with open façades and roof issues, so it’s a significant renovation project rather than a move-in home.

Minimum to live in it€350–500/m²
€83,000 – €119,000

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.

This house
Comfortable
€142,000 – €213,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.

Full€1,200–1,500/m²
€284,000 – €356,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€47,000 – €83,000

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.

Connections and paperworkabout €10,000

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.

Asking price + this range + connections
€197,000 – €268,000
What worries us about this house
  • Rustico/partly open shell — major renovation and roof work required
  • No visible interior finishes, bathrooms or kitchen; likely no current utilities connected
  • Conversion to multiple units will require permits and structural checks due to adjoining buildings

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 70/100

The Trebbia River runs through Rivergaro and is the principal landscape feature within 15 km. The northern Apennine foothills (Piacenzan/Ligurian Apennines) rise a few kilometres to the south of the town. The surrounding hills include vineyards and agricultural land that form part of the Colli Piacentini wine area. Piacenza, the provincial capital (around 100,000 inhabitants), lies within roughly 15 km and provides a mainline railway station on the Milan–Bologna axis and wider regional services. Local roads follow the Trebbia valley south into smaller hill towns and higher Apennine terrain.

The comune of Vigolzone
People living here
4,237
-1.2% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
24%
13% are under 14
Flood zone
1.5%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
Landslide zone
2.3%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
72 km
Nearest airport
64 min drive
Nearest city
26 min drive
Property address:Via Casalegno
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Asking price

€45,000
Deal score
30/100
Wow
48/100

Listed 26/09/2026