Villa unifamiliare in Marmirolo
Villa unifamiliare in Marmirolo. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, videocitofono, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €90,525 asking price is attractive at €410/m², but allowing about €200/m² for a habitable home brings the effective cost to roughly €609/m², well above the €435/m² local comparison level. It has strong practical features—garage, heating, cellar, terrace and 33 photos—but the discount is not enough to offset the estimated improvement cost.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, roofed and apparently usable property with a courtyard, balcony, garage and some greenery, but it has little visual charm. The interiors are utilitarian, cluttered and visibly dated, with signs of damp and no convincing lifestyle appeal in the photos.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€15,000 – €25,000
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.
- Interiors are heavily cluttered and appear partly used as workshop/storage space.
- Visible damp or staining affects several ceilings and walls.
- No bathroom is clearly shown in the gallery, despite the listing stating habitable.
- Significant cosmetic refurbishment and clearing would be needed to make it feel like a home.
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 52/100The area is the flat Po plain west of Mantova, with fields, irrigation canals and drainage channels. The Mincio River and the Mincio regional park are the main nearby landscape feature, especially toward Goito and the approach to Mantova. Mantova is the nearest town of size, with a large historic centre, the lakes formed by the Mincio around the city, and UNESCO status for Mantova and Sabbioneta. The area is known for mixed agriculture and for its connection to the Gonzaga territory around Mantova.