Cavallara di Viadana via bugno
CAVALLARA DI VIADANA VIA BUGNO. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, accesso per disabili, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, 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
The asking price is €357/m², but allowing roughly €200/m² for updates brings the effective cost to about €557/m², above the local sub-€100k median of €431/m². Its large size, autonomous heating, garage, cellar and accessible entry make it usable, but the numbers do not show a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
A spacious, genuinely habitable Lombard farmhouse with a large paved courtyard, mature garden, garage and useful outbuildings. The exposed ceiling beams, traditional shutters, vintage furnishings and working-looking wood stove add authentic character, but the home is functional rather than beautifully finished and needs updating.
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€16,000 – €27,000
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 clearly dated and would benefit from cosmetic renovation.
- Exterior plaster is heavily weathered, with possible moisture or maintenance issues to investigate.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a 238 sqm, three-bedroom home.
- No compelling scenic view 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 38/100The area sits in the lower Po plain by the Po River, with flat agricultural land, embankments, canals and scattered farm buildings. The Oglio enters the Po just east of Viadana, and the landscape is shaped more by river levees and cultivated fields than by relief. Casalmaggiore is the nearest town of some size and has a historic centre and riverfront; Mantova is farther away and matters more for services than for the immediate landscape. This stretch of the Mantovano is known for farming and river-land settlements.