Appartamento in vendita a Abbiategrasso
Appartamento in vendita a Abbiategrasso. Habitable, autonomo heating, videocitofono, accesso per disabili, balcone, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €89,000 (€1,369/m²), this habitable 65 m² apartment is already well above comparable local pricing; allowing roughly €13,000 for finishing works brings the effective cost to about €1,569/m². The balcony, cellar and independent heating are useful features, but they do not offset the substantial price premium.
More on the house and the area
A bright, genuinely habitable apartment in an attractive older Italian streetscape, with original shutters, balconies, wooden windows and a pleasant urban outlook. The interiors are clean and usable with heating and a finished bathroom, but the kitchen appears largely empty and the home is more practical than dreamy.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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 kitchen area appears unfurnished and may need fitting out.
- Urban, street-facing setting with traffic and limited privacy.
- Some exterior facade wear and peeling plaster are 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 65/100The cluster sits on the low, flat Po Valley plain crossed by irrigation channels and arable fields. The Naviglio Grande canal runs through Abbiategrasso and forms a local waterway corridor. The Ticino river and the Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino lie immediately to the west and are under regional-park protection with floodplain woodlands and trails. The area around the town includes cycle routes and green corridors along the Naviglio and the Ticino. Agriculture (arable crops and meadows) dominates the surrounding landscape within 15 km. Abbiategrasso town centre contains remains of a Visconti-era fortress and the Basilica di Santa Maria Nuova. Regional and suburban train services link Abbiategrasso with Milan and Pavia. Milan is the nearest large city (about 20–25 km to the northeast) and serves as the main employment and services hub for the area.