Strada Santa, Curtatone
Strada Santa, Curtatone. autonomo heating.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €14/m² the headline price looks exceptional, but the sparse listing gives no condition, living-area details, bedrooms or bathrooms, and only mentions heating. Assuming a major restoration, the effective cost is about €1,124/m² (€9,563 + roughly €741,400 renovation), far above the €359/m² local benchmark.
More on the house and the area
The surrounding landscape is genuinely beautiful, with rolling green hills, vineyards, cypress-lined fields and broad rural views. However, the photos do not show the farmhouse itself, and the listing reports no bedrooms or bathrooms, so this currently reads more like a major project or uncertain rural property than a ready 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€267,000 – €394,000
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.
- The gallery shows only panoramic countryside and no verifiable interior or usable living space.
- 0 bedrooms and 0 bathrooms are reported, with the building condition unspecified.
- At this price and size, substantial renovation or unclear property status should be assumed until 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 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.