Rustico in Chioggia
Rustico in Chioggia. Habitable.
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
Large rustico priced €39k for 738 m²; I estimate €200/m² to bring it fully up to livable, giving an effective price ≈ €186.6k or ≈ €253/m² versus the regional baseline €317/m². Near the sea (4 km) and habitable condition make this a strong value despite the building's size.
More on the house and the area
Sunny, wide-open agricultural setting on a canal with a large yard and simple covered structures. The price is attractive, but the photos show no interiors and only basic outbuildings — this is a modest, partly-used rural lot rather than a fully-equipped dream farmhouse.
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€49,000 – €82,000
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.
- No interior photos — living condition unverified
- Property appears to be mainly outbuildings/covered sheds and an overgrown yard
- Check utilities, building permits and cadastral use before purchase
- Close to a canal — ask about flood/drainage risk
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 72/100The cluster is in the southern Venetian Lagoon, with canals, fishing areas and low islands around Chioggia and Sottomarina. The Adriatic coast is close, with the long beach at Sottomarina and the lagoon edge forming the local landscape. The Brenta and Adige river mouths are in the wider coastal plain nearby. Chioggia is the nearest town of size, with a historic canal centre, a fishing port and daily services. The area is known for lagoon fishing, fish markets and vegetable cultivation on the reclaimed coastal plain.