Via Prebenda, 5, Sustinente
Via Prebenda, 5, Sustinente. autonomo heating.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €46/m² the headline price looks extremely low, but the listing provides no condition, room, bedroom, or bathroom details and reports zero beds and baths for an alleged townhouse. Assuming substantial renovation, the effective cost is about €746/m² (€649,964 total), well above the local €419/m² reference.
More on the house and the area
The interiors look bright, newly finished, and genuinely usable, with a sleek kitchen, spacious open-plan layout, and contemporary bathroom. However, the property lacks visible Italian character, outdoor appeal, views, or confirmed sleeping accommodation, so it feels more like a polished modern unit than a dream Italian 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€172,000 – €305,000
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.
- No bedrooms or bathrooms are confirmed in the facts, despite the polished kitchen and bathroom photos.
- The gallery shows only interiors and a plain facade, with no garden, terrace, view, or distinctive Italian setting.
- Some images appear highly staged or possibly computer-rendered, so the actual finish and livability 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 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.