Villa unifamiliare in Cologna Veneta
Villa unifamiliare in Cologna Veneta. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, videocitofono, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Large 387 m² villa at €60,226 looks cheap on paper, but adding an estimated €200/m² for works gives an effective price of €137,626 (~€356/m²), about in line with the Veneto baseline of €350/m². The property is described as habitable with 33 photos and many features, but the ad omits an energy class and oddly shows 0 bathrooms which is a contradictory claim.
More on the house and the area
A sizeable rural farmhouse with a big covered barn and wide courtyard — a lot of usable space for the price. The house is habitable but fairly dated inside, so it’s a real bargain if you’re willing to do cosmetic and systems updates.
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€25,000 – €43,000
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.
- Dated interiors — needs cosmetic updating and likely new bathrooms/kitchen work
- Large attached barn/carport looks rough and may need structural/roof repairs
- Exterior yard is all concrete with limited private garden space
- Check heating/plumbing and sanitary installations (ad listing shows 0 baths)
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 35/100The area is the flat southern Veronese plain between the Adige and the lower Vicenza-Padua countryside, with fields, irrigation canals and small market towns. The nearest larger towns are Lonigo, San Bonifacio and Legnago for daily services, while Verona and Vicenza are farther off for a wider range of shops and transport. This part of Veneto is known more for agriculture and for small-town food traditions than for a named landscape feature.