Casetta indipendente con garage
Casetta indipendente con garage. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, accesso per disabili, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, 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 €42,000 (€420/m²), the asking price is slightly below the local €435/m² benchmark, and the house is described as habitable with independent heating and a garage. Allowing about €20,000 for typical habitable-property upgrades puts the effective cost near €620/m², making this a solid but not exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, habitable small home rather than a renovation shell, with usable tiled interiors and attractive exposed timber ceilings. Its modest village setting, garage, and heating add practicality, but the exterior is plain and weathered, with limited privacy or standout scenery.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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 exterior shows aging brickwork, plaster, and neighboring structures that may need maintenance.
- The gallery does not show the kitchen or bathroom, so full move-in readiness is not independently verified.
- No notable panoramic view or substantial private land is visible.
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 40/100This is the flat lower Po plain south of Mantova, with fields, drainage channels and embankments around the Mincio system and the Po valley. The nearest substantial town is Mantova, which has a full range of services and a historic centre with UNESCO status as part of Mantua and Sabbioneta. The area is known for irrigated agriculture and for the plain landscapes of the Mantovano.