Strada Carobio, 8, Suzzara
Strada Carobio, 8, Suzzara. autonomo heating.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €53/m² the purchase price looks cheap, but the 704 m² farmhouse has no stated condition, no bathrooms, and only a very vague description. Assuming major restoration at about €1,100/m², the effective cost is roughly €753/m²—well above the €359/m² local benchmark.
More on the house and the area
The photographed interiors are bright, modern, and apparently finished, but they are generic rather than characterful and the exterior shows dense apartment blocks rather than an appealing Italian countryside setting. The major mismatch between the images and the farmhouse listing makes it impossible to treat this as a verified, usable dream 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€279,000 – €412,000
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 appears inconsistent with the listing facts: it shows a modern apartment interior and apartment-block exterior, not a farmhouse.
- The facts report 0 bathrooms, despite the photographed bathrooms, so livability and property identity need verification.
- At 704 sqm, the unusually large stated area should be checked carefully for what is actually included.
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 43/100The area is the lower Po plain on the south bank of the Po River, with flat farmland, drainage canals and embankments. The Po is the main named landscape feature within reach, and Guastalla is the nearest larger local centre with services and a historic core. This stretch of the Bassa Reggiana is known for agriculture and riverland settlements.