Terratetto unifamiliare in Livorno Ferraris
Terratetto unifamiliare in Livorno Ferraris. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, accesso per disabili, balcone, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
See what needs doing and what each job costs
200 m² house at €69k (€345/m²) requires full renovation (~€700/m² → ≈€140k), so effective price ≈€209k or ≈€1,045/m²—about 3× the regional median €345/m²; photos (15) and features (garage, balcony) are positive but do not justify the high effective cost.
More on the house and the area
A solid, liveable terraced house with attractive vaulted ceilings, a private paved courtyard, small garden and brick outdoor oven/garage — very practical for everyday Italian living. The interior is tidy but dated and needs renovation/modernising, so this is a realistic, affordable project rather than a move-in-perfect showhome.
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€40,000 – €70,000
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.
- Needs renovation and cosmetic updating (kitchen, bathroom tiles and some finishes).
- Only one bathroom in the photos.
- No scenic views — enclosed village setting rather than countryside panoramas.
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 32/100The cluster sits on the low-lying Po plain around Livorno Ferraris in the Vercelli province. The immediate landscape (within ~15 km) is predominantly irrigated agricultural land, with extensive rice paddies, straight drainage canals and networked irrigation ditches. Fields are crossed by raised rural roads and by lines of poplars and scattered farmsteads (cascine). There are no mountains, lakes or coast within the local radius and no national or regional parks in the immediate area. Small towns and villages nearby supply basic shops and services; the provincial capital Vercelli (roughly 25–30 km away) is the nearest city of size and has railway connections and a historic town centre. The area is agriculturally focused and known regionally for rice cultivation.