Casa indipendente in Via Vallelunga 165
A pochi chilometri dalla città di Ferrara, nella tranquilla località di Casaglia, proponiamo in vendita un interessante terratetto disposto su due livelli, ideale per chi cerca una casa spaziosa e, soprattutto, ha necessità di ampi spazi accessori. L'immobile si presenta da riammodernare, offrendo quindi la…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000 (€401/m²), the house needs modernization; estimating about €700/m² for works puts the effective cost near €1,101/m², far above the local comparison level of €374/m². Its spacious layout and location near Ferrara are positives, but the renovation burden makes this weak value.
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€32,000 – €57,000
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.
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 55/100This is the lower Po plain around Ferrara, with flat agricultural land, drainage canals and branches of the Po river system, including the Po di Volano within the city and the main Po not far to the north. The Po Delta Regional Park begins within this radius to the east, with lagoon, wetland and reclaimed-land landscapes around the first delta settlements. Ferrara is itself the nearest city of size and has a large historic centre, Renaissance walls and UNESCO status as the city of the Este and as part of the Ferrara and Po Delta site. The area is known for irrigated farming and for the delta environment rather than for relief.