Porzione di casa a pazzano immersa nel verde - sm324
L'immobile si trova a Pazzano in un piccolissimo borgo di solo 4 unità abitative. Villetta di centro: Piano sottostrada primo: cucina abitabile, ripostiglio e bagno. Piano terra: due camere da letto matrimoniali. Primo piano: due ampie camere da letto. Completa l'immobile una stalla con fienile e terreno di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €30,000 for 130 sqm, the ask is just €231/sqm; with a needs-renovation estimate of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €931/sqm. That is still very low for a 5-room townhouse with 45,450 sqm of land versus this catalog baseline of €466/sqm ask-only, so the price is unusually strong for the size and extras, despite renovation needs.
More on the house and the area
The stone farmhouse exterior and the secluded setting in a tiny woodland hamlet have real rustic appeal, especially with 45,000+ sqm of land at this price. Inside, though, it looks long-neglected rather than simply dated: clutter, grime, cracks and very tired rooms mean this is a serious renovation project, not an easy move-in home. It has character and potential, but the current livability is low.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€26,000 – €46,000
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.
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.
- Needs full renovation before comfortable living
- Visible wall cracking and very tired interiors
- No usable modern bathroom/kitchen standard shown
- Remote wooded location may mean access/services trade-offs
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 68/100The cluster is in the Modenese Apennines, with wooded ridges and mixed farming country around the upper hills between the Secchia and Panaro catchments. The Regional Park of the Sassi di Roccamalatina lies within about 15 km to the east, with sandstone rock spires and protected hill woodland. The nearest ski area is Monte Cimone, with lifts around Sestola and Fanano at roughly 30–40 km, so it does not count as an immediate landscape feature. Pavullo nel Frignano is the nearest town of some size, with everyday services and a small historic core. This part of the province is known for chestnuts, woods, and mountain food traditions, and for being the hill country south of Modena rather than part of the Po plain.