Villa unifamiliare in Quistello
Villa unifamiliare in Quistello. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, videocitofono, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, 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
At €39,537, the estimated all-in cost is about €105,937, or €319/m² after allowing €200/m² for a habitable property—roughly 27% below the local €435/m² benchmark. The villa has strong practical features and 33 photos, but the listing does not state the bathroom count or layout clearly.
More on the house and the area
This is a large old brick rural building with some character, a covered porch, intact-looking roof structure, and overgrown green surroundings. However, the gallery shows bare concrete floors, unfinished walls, open apertures, and no visible living facilities, so it reads as a major renovation project rather than a home someone could realistically move into.
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€22,000 – €37,000
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.
- Photos show a raw, unfinished agricultural-style shell rather than a usable home.
- No kitchen, bathroom, finished rooms, or normal residential interiors are visible.
- Extensive renovation, utilities verification, and possible change-of-use checks are needed despite the listing calling it habitable.
- The roof appears present, but the condition of the structure and upper floors is unclear.
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 33/100This is the central Po plain around the Secchia valley, with flat agricultural land, drainage canals and scattered farmsteads. The Secchia runs just west of Quistello, and the Po is a little farther north. Mantova is the nearest city of size, with major services and the Gonzaga city monuments, including UNESCO status for Mantova and Sabbioneta, but that is outside the immediate landscape. The area is known for irrigated farming and for the lowland economy of fields, embankments and small service centres.