Casa indipendente 8 locali, 225 m² in Strada San Leone 75, R
Casa indipendente 8 locali, 225 m² in Strada San Leone 75, R. Needs renovation, cancello elettrico, caminetto, cucina, arredato, esposizione doppia.
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
The €3,030 asking price looks exceptional, but renovating 225 m² at about €700/m² brings the estimated total to roughly €160,500, or €713/m²—well above the local €435/m² benchmark. The listing says 8 rooms while the property facts report 5, and it does not state the building year, energy class, or usable bathroom count.
More on the house and the area
The riverside setting, open farmland, private court and 1,270 m² of land offer some real scenic and lifestyle appeal, while the €3,030 starting price is striking. However, this is an abandoned, overgrown structure with a collapsed roof and no usable interior shown; it is a major reconstruction project rather than a home someone could realistically live in now.
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€45,000 – €79,000
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.
- Complete reconstruction required; the listing states the property is abandoned with part of the roof collapsed.
- Interior condition is not verifiable and there are no bathrooms or heating listed.
- Rural location near the Mincio includes agricultural zoning and hydrological protection constraints.
- Auction purchase and access/utilities should be carefully checked.
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 46/100The area is the lower Po plain on and around the Po River. San Benedetto Po is known for the Polirone abbey complex, a major historic monument in the plain. Mantova is the nearest city of size, with a substantial historic centre and services. The surroundings are mainly reclaimed agricultural land with canals, embankments and scattered villages.