Casa semindipendente
Casa semindipendente. Needs renovation, autonomo heating.
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
At €30,000 plus an estimated €54,600 renovation budget, the effective cost is about €1,085/m²—far above the €419/m² local comparison level. Autonomous heating and 14 photos are positives, but the listing does not state the building year or energy class.
More on the house and the area
A highly affordable, real townhouse with attractive exposed timber beams, traditional terracotta floors, shutters, a private paved garden area, and a functional modern kitchen. The main living spaces and bedroom look move-in usable, but the weathered exterior and large unfinished/dated room mean this is a characterful renovation project rather than a polished dream 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€16,000 – €27,000
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 facade needs substantial cosmetic restoration and repainting.
- One large upper room appears usable but dated and may need renovation.
- Only one bathroom and one bedroom are shown; verify roof, electrics, insulation, and legal status.
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 41/100The area is the Po plain on and around the Po River, with flat agricultural land, drainage channels and levees. The cluster is close to the Po and the Lirone and Zara channels in the lower Mantovano plain. San Benedetto Po is known for the Abbey of Polirone, a major Benedictine complex in the town. Mantova is the nearest city of size, with a full range of services and a major historic center. The wider area is known for irrigated farming and for the river landscape of the lower Po.