Casa con giardino
Casa con giardino. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, accesso per disabili, cucina, balcone, parzialmente arredato, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable 250 m² villa at €40,000, with garage, heating, garden, balcony and 13 photos. Allowing about €50,000 for updates gives an effective cost near €360/m², around 17% below comparable local stock.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable, spacious 250 sqm house with a kitchen, heating, garage, paved outdoor area, and established hedges/garden. The interiors look clean and functional but dated, while the exterior needs refreshment; it is a practical low-cost home rather than a visually captivating Italian dream property.
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€17,000 – €28,000
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 exterior shows peeling render and dated finishes, so cosmetic updating is likely.
- No bathroom is listed in the facts, despite the property being described as habitable; this needs verification.
- The home appears street-facing in a conventional residential setting, with no notable view or historic character 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 38/100This is the central Po plain around Mirandola, with flat agricultural land, drainage canals and scattered farm settlements. The Secchia runs a few kilometres to the west and the Burana and other reclamation channels structure the landscape. Mirandola is the main town nearby, with a substantial historic centre rebuilt after the 2012 earthquakes, everyday services and the Pico fortress area. The wider area is known for intensive farming and for the biomedical district around Mirandola.