Rustico/casale in Via La Villa 14
CASA INDIPENDENTE IN SASSO AI PIEDI DEL BORGO MEDIEVALE DI VIGOLENO A circa 1 km dal Castello di Vigoleno, ai piedi della collina sulla quale sorge uno dei borghi medievali più suggestivi del territorio, proponiamo casa indipendente in sasso, facilmente raggiungibile da strada asfaltata e con una piacevole visuale sul borgo di Vigoleno. L'immobile è stato oggetto di...
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
Effective price about €1,620/m² (price €250k + estimated €200/m² works) vs regional median €338/m² — this is roughly five times the local median. The listing does not state the property's condition (description is incomplete), so the high asking price is not supported by disclosed condition despite 27 photos and a scenic medieval-borgo location.
More on the house and the area
Beautifully restored stone farmhouse with exposed masonry, wooden beams and a bright, modern kitchen — clearly a lived-in, move-in home. Set at the foot of the medieval borgo of Vigoleno with a private garden and pleasant views, it combines historic character and practical, comfortable interiors.
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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Upper floor has sloping ceilings and small windows (reduced headroom)
- Narrow metal staircase to the mezzanine may be awkward for some
- Listing price is significant for this area — not a bargain
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 66/100The area sits in the first Emilia Apennine hills, with wooded ridges and cultivated valleys between the Arda and Stirone systems. The Stirone and Piacenziano Regional Park is in this area, following the Stirone valley and its fossil-bearing badlands. Castell’Arquato, the nearest historic small town of note, has a substantial medieval centre on a ridge and is listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia. Fiorenzuola d’Arda is the nearest larger town, with rail services and everyday shopping and services. The area is known for mixed hill farming and for the geological outcrops and fossils of the Stirone valley.