Cascina in Scandolara Ravara
Casa indipendente, tipo cascinetta rurale, disposta a sud su due livelli fuori terra (tot. 215 mq), con due ampi terreni (1071 mq. ) a Nord ed area cortilizia (312 mq. ) a Sud. L’immobile è da ristrutturare ed è situato in una zona tranquilla vicino al centro storico di Scandolara Ravara (CR). PREZZO TRATTABILE.
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
The €35,000 asking price is very low at €163/m², but a full renovation of 215 m² could add about €150,500, bringing the effective cost to roughly €863/m²—well above comparable local homes. Its position near Scandolara Ravara’s historic center and the large grounds add value, but the renovation burden is substantial.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial old Lombard rural farmhouse with attractive aged terracotta roofs, traditional façades, a courtyard, and generous surrounding land. At €35,000 for 215 sqm plus large plots, it has strong project value, but the visible deterioration and renovation requirement make it a future home rather than a move-in-ready dream house.
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€43,000 – €76,000
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 is clearly required, with weathered façades and uncertain interior condition.
- The gallery does not prove current kitchen, bathroom, utilities, or immediate habitability.
- The property sits directly on local roads, so privacy and traffic should be checked.
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 36/100This is the lower Po plain near the Po River, with flat farmland, embankments, irrigation channels and scattered villages. The Po is the main landscape feature in the area. Casalmaggiore is the nearest town of size, with services and a historic centre on the Po. Cremona is farther away and matters more for work and higher-level services than for the immediate landscape. The area is known for intensive agriculture and for the river plain between Lombardy and Emilia.