Strada Santa, Curtatone
Strada Santa, Curtatone. autonomo heating.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €11/m² the asking price looks low, but the €18,169 property appears to offer 1,603 m² with no bedrooms or bathrooms and only a vague heating note. Assuming a major restoration at about €1,100/m², the effective cost is roughly €1,111/m², far above comparable local homes; the listing does not say whether it is legally habitable.
More on the house and the area
The surrounding farmland, vineyards, and rolling countryside are attractive, but the gallery shows only agricultural landscape with no visible farmhouse or living spaces. At this price, it reads as a land opportunity rather than a beautiful, usable Italian home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€635,000 – €938,000
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 house or usable building is visible in the gallery.
- The listing reports 0 bedrooms and 0 bathrooms, suggesting land or a non-habitable structure rather than a home.
- Agricultural use, utilities, access, and buildability are 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 43/100This is the Po plain south-west of Mantova, with flat agricultural land shaped by drainage channels and embankments. The Mincio river and its wetland system lie just east toward Mantova, including the lakes formed around the city. Mantova is the nearest town of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status for Mantova and Sabbioneta. The area is known for arable farming and for being part of the Mantovano plain.