Via Stoppiaro, Poggio Rusco
Via Stoppiaro, Poggio Rusco. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage.
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
At €40,000 (€263/m²), the asking price is attractive, but estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €463/m² versus a local benchmark of €419/m². It is described as habitable with independent heating and a garage, though the listing does not specify a bathroom, energy class, or building year.
More on the house and the area
This is a large 152 sqm home at an exceptionally low €40,000, with a genuinely usable modern kitchen and bathroom. However, the overall appeal is weakened by the plain urban setting and at least one room that appears neglected and in need of renovation.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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 gallery shows sharply mixed condition: a modern kitchen and bathroom alongside a very dark, heavily dated bedroom needing substantial refresh.
- No attractive view, garden, terrace, or distinctive Italian historic character is evident.
- The listing states zero bathrooms despite a photographed finished bathroom, so the property details should be verified.
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 34/100This is the flat alluvial plain of the lower Modenese area, in the Po Valley, with a landscape of fields, drainage canals and scattered industrial and service buildings. The Secchia runs west of Mirandola and the area is shaped more by reclaimed plain and river embankments than by relief. Modena is the nearest larger city, with a historic centre, rail links and the main concentration of services in the province. The area is known for biomedical industry around Mirandola and for Emilian agriculture on the plain.