Villa in Strada Cozzano 11
Abbiamo in vendita una casa che ha vissuto i gloriosi e festaioli anni 80/ 90 L' enorme taverna- salone di 100 mq con cucina e camino mattoni faccia a vista, travi e cotto per terra, dove si svolgevano le feste. Fortunato chi veniva invitato a sedersi al desco. Con il camino acceso si dava il via alle danze e...
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
Listing price €730,000 for 454 m² is €1,608/m²; adding an estimated €200/m² refit yields an effective ~€1,808/m², far above the regional median €556/m². The ad has many photos and a dated 80s/90s description, but condition and energy class are not stated, so the price looks high for the unknown state.
More on the house and the area
A grand, move-in-ready hilltop villa with an enormous, characterful 100 m² taverna: exposed brick arches, a huge fireplace, wooden beams and terracotta floors make the interior very photogenic and immediately usable. Outside offers private grounds, wide driveway and a long balcony with pleasant rolling‑hills views — a dreamy, livable country home if you’re prepared for updating the decor and higher upkeep costs.
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€30,000 – €51,000
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.
- Interior styling and finishes are distinctly 1980s/90s and may need modernizing
- Large villa — higher running and maintenance costs
- Listing price is high (€730k) — 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 61/100The cluster is in the Parma Apennine hills, with wooded ridges, pasture and small valleys typical of the northern Apennines. The Enza valley is nearby, and the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines rise to the south within this local landscape. The Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano lies farther south on the main ridge, outside the immediate 15 km landscape. Langhirano is the nearest larger town in daily use, with shops and services, and Parma is the main city for higher-order services. This part of the province is known for hill farming and for the food economy tied to Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto di Parma.