Via Rovigo, 162, Ostiglia
Via Rovigo, 162, Ostiglia. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, cantina.
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 €53,550 asking price is only €159/m², but renovation at roughly €700/m² adds about €235,200, bringing the effective cost to approximately €859/m² versus a local benchmark of €419/m². Garage, cellar and autonomous heating help, but the large renovation burden makes this weak value.
More on the house and the area
The gallery shows an unusually polished, spacious interior with a striking designer kitchen, decorative panelled hall, marble-style floors, and a handsome historic urban façade. It looks far more livable than a typical renovation property, but the stated need for renovation and missing bathroom data create a significant uncertainty about the actual condition and completeness.
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€67,000 – €118,000
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.
- The listing states that the property needs renovation despite the highly finished-looking interiors shown.
- The bathroom count is listed as zero, so the photographed bathroom and utility status should be verified.
- No outdoor space or meaningful view is evident; this appears to be an urban townhouse in a shared historic building.
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 38/100The area is the flat Po valley on the Po River, with levees, arable land and irrigation canals. Ostiglia sits near the eastern edge of the province of Mantova, and the nearest larger towns for daily services are Mantova and Verona. The area is known mainly for agriculture and river logistics on the Po.