Strada San Cassiano, Roncoferraro
Strada San Cassiano, Roncoferraro. autonomo heating.
What it really costs
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The €3,035 asking price (€13/m²) is exceptionally low, but the five-line listing does not state the condition, legal status, layout, or habitability. Assuming substantial renovation at about €700/m², the effective cost is roughly €713/m², above the local €419/m² benchmark; verify the property carefully before considering it a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a bright, spacious, modern apartment with attractive new flooring, a fitted kitchen, and a high-quality contemporary bathroom, so it appears broadly usable rather than a shell. However, it lacks the historic charm or memorable Italian setting that creates a true dream-home reaction, and the listing data discrepancy requires careful verification.
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.
- The listing facts are highly inconsistent with the photos: they report 0 bedrooms and 0 bathrooms despite a finished kitchen and bathroom being shown.
- One interior appears unfinished or newly renovated and may still need completion or furnishing.
- No meaningful Italian landscape, historic character, private outdoor space, or distinctive setting is shown.
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 43/100The area is the flat Po plain south-east of Mantova, with fields, canals and drainage works around the Mincio system. The Mincio runs nearby and the landscape is tied to the river plain between Mantova and the lower Po. Mantova is the nearest city of size, with full services and a major historic centre; its old city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This part of the province is known for irrigated agriculture and for the plain landscape shaped by rivers and reclamation.