Terratetto unifamiliare in Ferrara
Terratetto unifamiliare in Ferrara. terrazzo.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The asking price is €414/m², only slightly below the local €444/m² reference; assuming substantial renovation because the listing does not state the condition, the effective cost rises to about €1,114/m². The description is extremely sparse and does not mention bathrooms, habitability, or renovation status, so this is a weak prospect despite the terrace and 27 photos.
More on the house and the area
A solid-looking traditional Emilia-Romagna townhouse with tiled roof, wooden shutters, and a useful covered terrace, but no striking view, garden, or exceptional architectural detail. It appears to be a real roofed home rather than a ruin, though the worn exterior and lack of interior photos make livability and renovation needs uncertain.
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€27,000 – €48,000
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.
- Interior condition, kitchen, and bathrooms are not shown; the listing records no bathrooms.
- The facade and pavements look weathered and may need cosmetic or maintenance work.
- Directly on a busy street, with limited visible private outdoor space beyond the covered terrace.
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 55/100This is the flat lower Po plain around Ferrara, with the Po di Volano and the branch systems of the Po delta in the wider area. The Parco regionale del Delta del Po is nearby east of the city, with lagoons, reclaimed farmland and wetlands. Ferrara is the nearest large town and has a major historic centre with the Este Castle and the Renaissance Addizione Erculea; the city is part of the UNESCO listing for Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta. The area is known for irrigated agriculture and for the landscape of reclaimed plain and waterways.