Villetta da ristrutturare con rustico
VILLETTA DA RISTRUTTURARE CON RUSTICO. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, fibra ottica, porta blindata, cucina.
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
The €21,516 asking price is very low, but estimated renovation brings the total to about €104,816, or €881/m² versus roughly €419/m² for comparable local homes. The listing mentions heating and 17 photos, but the property still requires substantial work and the description gives no information on bathrooms, energy class, or building year.
More on the house and the area
This is an old town property with some appealing brickwork, decorative historic facade details, and a surprisingly generous enclosed courtyard/garden. However, the interiors are predominantly storage-filled, unfinished, or workroom-like, with no clearly usable bathroom or finished living area; it is a substantial renovation project rather than a ready home.
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€23,000 – €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.
- Major renovation appears necessary, including unfinished brick areas, damp damage, and extensive clearing.
- No bathroom or finished kitchen/living spaces are shown, so it is not move-in ready.
- The courtyard and garden are enclosed and overgrown, with limited privacy and no notable views.
- Verify roof, structural condition, utilities, and legal status of the additions.
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 36/100The area lies in the lower Po plain near the Po river, with flat agricultural land and floodbank landscapes. Quistello and Poggio Rusco are the nearest larger local centres, with basic services and rail access in the plain. Mantova is the main historic city for the area, farther away, with major monuments and UNESCO status, but it is outside the immediate landscape. This part of the province is known for irrigated farming and small settlements scattered across the plain.