Villa
Villa singola su lotto di terreno di mq. 2000 circa composta da due appartamenti: P. T. : Portico, Soggiorno open space con cucina, Bagno, 2 Camere da letto e uno Studio; Garage da tre posti Auto e Cantina di Mq. 30; P. 1°: Ingresso autonomo da ampia scalinata, Portico-Terrazzo di mq. 30, grande Cucina abitabile, Disimpegno notte, 3 Camere da...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €520,000 for 400 m² = €1,300/m²; estimating habitable works at €200/m² gives an effective €1,500/m², about 3.4× the regional baseline €442/m², so this is overpriced. Listing does not state the building year or explicit condition.
More on the house and the area
A well‑built, move‑in ready villa with a handsome brick exterior, covered portico and roomy terrace set on a ~2,000 m² plot. Interiors are spacious and in good condition (fireplace, fitted kitchens, bathrooms, heating), so this reads as a comfortable family home rather than a renovation project.
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€26,000 – €44,000
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.
- Contemporary brick villa — not a romantic historic farmhouse
- Large size and price make it a substantial purchase, not a tiny cheap fixer
- Surroundings are flat/agricultural with no sea/mountain views
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 58/100The cluster sits in and around Maranello, a town that is home to the Ferrari factory and the Museo Ferrari. The immediate surroundings are the Po Valley plain made up of agricultural land, light-industrial estates and small residential centres. Sassuolo, a nearby town known for its large ceramic-tile industry, lies within the local area. Modena is the nearest city of size and offers railway connections, university faculties and the Romanesque cathedral that is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Modenese Apennine foothills rise to the south beyond the plain; higher slopes and winter-sport areas are farther into the Apennines. The area is known locally for motor engineering (Ferrari and related suppliers), ceramic manufacture around Sassuolo, and food products from the Modena area such as traditional balsamic vinegar and Parmigiano-Reggiano production.