Villa unifamiliare in Cortemaggiore
Villa unifamiliare in Cortemaggiore. 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
At €80,714 (€213/m²), this habitable 379 m² villa is well below comparable local asking prices and offers garage, heating, cellar, balcony and terrace. Allowing roughly €200/m² for modernization brings the effective cost to about €413/m², so the discount is largely offset but the property remains a reasonable deal with no evident red flags.
More on the house and the area
A surprisingly substantial town villa with an attractive historic-looking façade, arcaded frontage, high ceilings, wood floors, and a usable terrace/courtyard. The house appears genuinely habitable with a kitchen, bathrooms, heating, garage, and finished interiors, but it is currently cluttered and strongly dated rather than move-in-ready in a stylish sense.
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 – €42,000
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.
- Interiors are extremely cluttered and dated, so substantial clearing and cosmetic updating will be needed.
- The bathrooms and kitchen appear functional but old-fashioned and may require modernization.
- Large 379 sqm footprint could mean significant heating, maintenance, and renovation costs.
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 31/100This is the lower Po plain around the Arda and Ongina area, with flat agricultural land, irrigation channels and dispersed farm buildings. The nearest town of size is Piacenza, which has a full set of services and a historic centre.