Casa Singola in vendita a Poggio Rusco
Casa Singola in vendita a Poggio Rusco. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, mansarda, balcone, cantina.
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 €59,000 (€454/m²), the house is habitable but estimated renovation and updating costs bring the effective price to about €654/m², well above the local €419/m² benchmark. Garage, cellar, balcony, heating and 19 photos support the listing, but the price leaves limited value for a buyer.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, habitable Italian country house with warm traditional details such as exposed ceiling beams, terracotta floors, terrazzo, a working kitchen, bathroom, heating, garage, and generous outdoor space. It is not a polished dream villa—the façade and ancillary buildings are worn, and the interiors are old-fashioned—but at €59,000 for 130 sqm it offers unusually real livability and character.
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€9,000 – €14,000
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.
- Exterior render is visibly peeling and the paved yard/outbuildings need attention.
- Interiors are fully furnished and usable but dated, especially the bathroom and some finishes.
- The rural setting is open and practical rather than scenic, with no major mountain, lake, or historic-town view.
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 30/100The cluster sits in the lower Po Valley (Pianura Padana): a very flat, lowland agricultural plain. The landscape within roughly 15 km is dominated by arable fields (maize, cereals and fodder), irrigation channels, drainage ditches and scattered farm buildings. The area contains small towns and villages and farmland-related industry and warehouses rather than named natural landmarks. No mountains, lakes, national or regional parks or ski lifts lie within about 15 km. The nearest city of notable size is Mantova (Mantua), roughly 30–35 km to the northwest, with historic monuments and regional train connections; Ferrara and Modena lie further to the east/south‑east. The locality is part of the agricultural and transport corridor of the lower Po plain that links Lombardy with Emilia‑Romagna.