Appartamento
APPARTAMENTO. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, porta blindata, terrazzo.
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
The habitable 80 m² apartment costs €1,100/m² before allowing roughly €16,000 for routine updates, bringing the effective cost to about €1,300/m² versus a local comparison level of €597/m². Garage, heating and terrace add practical value, but not enough to offset the substantial premium.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
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 lies in the Po Delta, with canals, embankments, reclaimed farmland and lagoon-edge landscapes around the lower Po. The Po di Venezia and other branches of the river system are part of daily geography here, and the Adriatic coast and lagoon environments of the Delta are close by. Much of the surrounding area falls within the Parco Regionale Veneto del Delta del Po, a protected wetland area of river mouths, sandbanks, fishing valleys and bird habitats. Adria is the nearest larger town with everyday services and rail connections. The area is known for delta fisheries, aquaculture and rice and arable farming on reclaimed land.