Terratetto plurifamiliare in Sabbioneta
Terratetto plurifamiliare in Sabbioneta. Needs renovation, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina, esposizione doppia.
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 €167/m², the €50,000 asking price looks low, but renovating 300 m² at an estimated €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €867/m², well above the €419/m² local benchmark. The cellar, double exposure and Sabbioneta setting add some appeal, but the renovation burden is substantial.
More on the house and the area
This is a large historic Lombard townhouse with traditional brick outbuildings, tiled roofs, exposed timber ceilings, an arched entrance, and a potentially attractive private garden/courtyard. The main structure is roofed and has finished floors and rooms, but it is clearly neglected and not move-in ready, with major cosmetic work and possible structural investigation needed.
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€59,000 – €105,000
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.
- Substantial renovation appears necessary, with overgrown grounds and visibly deteriorated finishes.
- Cracks are visible in several interior walls; structural condition should be professionally checked.
- Kitchen, bathrooms, utilities, and actual habitability are not demonstrated in the gallery.
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 39/100This is the lower Po plain on the Po River, with flat agricultural land, embankments, poplar groves and scattered hamlets. The Po is the main landscape feature within reach, with riverside levees and floodplain farmland around Casalmaggiore. Cremona is the nearest provincial city of size, with a historic centre and services. The area is known for irrigated agriculture in the Po Valley and for river towns linked to the Po.