Casa di campagna da ristrutturare, grande terreno
A Ca’ de’ Mazzi, piccola frazione a metà strada tra Borghetto Lodigiano, Livraga e San Colombano al Lambro, in una zona ancora segnata dalla presenza di antichi mulini, un’occasione per chi cerca spazio vero e un progetto da costruire a modo proprio. La proprietà comprende una prima abitazione indipendente su due…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €90,000 (€269/m²), the apparent discount disappears after the major renovation: estimated effective cost is about €1,369/m², versus a local reference of €419/m². The 335 m² includes rustic buildings, haylofts, storage areas and substantial land, while the listing describes an important restoration project in a rural hamlet.
More on the house and the area
A substantial early-20th-century rural compound with traditional tiled roofs, old brickwork, multiple buildings, and an unusually large 3,250 m² field crossed by an irrigation ditch. However, the homes and outbuildings are clearly a major renovation project, with overgrown grounds, damaged agricultural structures, and no convincing evidence of a move-in-ready interior. The land and character are attractive, but this is a project rather than a usable cheap home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€133,000 – €196,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Major renovation required; the property is not currently habitable.
- Several outbuildings show severe deterioration, exposed structures, and possible partial collapse.
- No interior living spaces, kitchen, or bathroom are shown; utilities and structural condition need verification.
- Large rural compound and irrigation ditch may bring substantial maintenance and permitting 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 40/100This is the lower Po plain between the Po and Lambro valleys, with flat agricultural land, irrigation channels and scattered farmsteads. The Po runs nearby and shapes the wider landscape of embankments, fields and riverside woods. Chignolo Po is known for the large Baroque castle complex usually called the Castello di Chignolo Po. The nearest larger towns for daily services are Pavia, Lodi and Piacenza.