Villa unifamiliare in Semiana
Villa unifamiliare in Semiana. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, videocitofono, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €27,001 (€338/m²), this habitable 80 m² villa is attractively priced upfront and includes a garage, cellar, heating, terrace and balcony. Allowing roughly €200/m² for updating gives an effective cost near €538/m², above the local €431/m² benchmark, so it is a solid but not exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
A solid, roofed detached house with a garden and extensive usable interior space, offered at an unusually low price. It appears habitable but is very plain externally and much of the interior is commercial rather than home-like, so it feels more like a practical bargain or conversion opportunity than a dream Italian home.
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.
- The interior is arranged as a former bar/restaurant rather than a conventional home, so conversion and furnishing may be needed.
- No bathroom is listed in the facts despite the property being described as habitable; verify the layout and permits.
- The garden and ancillary structures appear overgrown or worn, with a large storage container and deteriorated shed.
- No distinctive panorama or historic character is visible.
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 33/100Semiana is in the Lomellina plain, a flat agricultural landscape of rice fields, canals and scattered farmsteads between the Po and Ticino river systems. The nearest town of size is Vigevano, which has a large historic centre and Piazza Ducale. This part of Lomellina is known for rice cultivation.