Terratetto unifamiliare in Portomaggiore
Terratetto unifamiliare in Portomaggiore. garage, balcone, 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 €45,000 asking price is exceptionally low at €148/m² versus €444/m² locally, but the listing gives no condition, bathroom, construction-year or energy information for this large 305 m² home. Allowing roughly €700/m² for potentially substantial works brings the effective cost to about €258,500, so the apparent discount is not yet reliable.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, characterful townhouse with attractive exposed-brick arches, balconies, a gated courtyard, and generous garage space. The roofs and façades look intact and maintained, suggesting a real usable home rather than a ruin, but the interiors are completely undocumented and the style appears dated. At €45,000 for 305 sqm, the size is the main dream factor, not the setting.
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€60,000 – €107,000
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.
- No interior photos, so kitchen, bathrooms, heating, and actual livability cannot be confirmed.
- The property appears dated and may need modernization despite its solid-looking exterior.
- Urban setting with little private outdoor space and no notable view.
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 39/100This is the lower Po plain, with flat agricultural land and drainage canals around the settlements. The Po di Volano and the wetland areas of the Valli di Comacchio are within this part of eastern Ferrara province, and the Po Delta Regional Park begins to shape the landscape farther east. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status for the Este city and its Po Delta cultural landscape. The area is known for reclaimed lowland agriculture and wetlands toward the Adriatic side of the province.