Casa a Schiera con Ampio Giardino, Taverna e Mansarda –
Casa a Schiera con Ampio Giardino, Taverna e Mansarda –. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, caminetto, mansarda, taverna, accesso per disabili, terrazzo, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, arredato, 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
At €75,000 (€556/m²), this habitable 135 m² townhouse is already priced about 33% above comparable local stock; allowing roughly €27,000 for ordinary finishing and upkeep brings the effective cost to about €756/m². The garage, garden, cellar, attic, terrace and independent heating add practical value, but the premium is not compelling.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, habitable home with a generous garden, rural field views, a fireplace, original parquet, exposed beams and plenty of useful space including a garage, cellar and attic. It is not a polished dream renovation, but the house appears realistically livable immediately and could become very attractive with cosmetic updating.
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€9,000 – €15,000
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 fully usable but dated, with visible wall/ceiling wear and some damp-looking areas.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a 135 sqm, three-bedroom home.
- The setting is pleasant and rural rather than a dramatic Italian village or mountain/sea location.
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.