Casa d'angolo da rimodernare in centro
Casa d'angolo da rimodernare in centro. Needs renovation, autonomo heating.
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
At €99,000 plus an estimated €84,000 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,525/m²—far above the €419/m² level for comparable homes. The central location, autonomous heating and 30 photos help, but the required modernization leaves little value for the buyer.
More on the house and the area
This is a spacious, solid-looking townhouse with attractive original details such as terrazzo floors, woodwork, shutters and traditional chandeliers. It appears usable rather than derelict, but the dated interiors and visible ceiling cracks mean it is a renovation project rather than a move-in dream home, and the setting is ordinary.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Clearly dated and in need of renovation, including ceilings, finishes, kitchen and likely systems.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a 120 sqm, two-bedroom home.
- The house is directly on a standard residential road, with no notable landscape view or substantial private garden visible.
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.