Casa indipendente in Via Enrico Mattei 359
Per chi ama la campagna ma nel contempo necessita della vicinanza ai servizi essenziali, a soli 1,5 km dal centro del paese, in Località Vegri, vendiamo casa accostata parte risalente ai primi anni del 900, ristrutturata nel corso degli anni alla quale è stata aggiunta nel corso del tempo altra porzione di abitazione…
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
At €340/m², the asking price is below the local €402/m² benchmark, and the home is described as functional with updated systems and ample outbuildings. Allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified maintenance and modernization brings the effective cost to about €540/m², so the discount is largely offset by the property's age and energy class G.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, practical country house with four bedrooms, a balcony, enclosed greenery, parking, and an attractive early-1900s brick outbuilding. The main residence appears roofed and lived-in rather than a renovation shell, with heating, air conditioning, water connection, and bathrooms, while the extensive agricultural/storage spaces add useful potential. Its appeal is more about space, historic rural character, and value than spectacular views or polished interiors.
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€17,000 – €28,000
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 main home appears usable, but there are no interior photos to verify finishes and maintenance.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high heating costs.
- The large detached storage/barn buildings look substantially more rustic and may need renovation.
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 39/100The Po runs by Ficarolo, in the broad lower Po plain of embankments, fields and riverside settlements. This is the Polesine landscape between the Po and its branches, with flat agricultural land and flood-control works as the dominant setting. Occhiobello is the nearest larger centre, and Ferrara is the nearest major city with full services and a large historic centre just beyond the provincial border. The area is known for river agriculture and for the history of floods and land reclamation in the lower Po.