Casa a schiera con giardino
Casa a schiera con giardino. Habitable, autonomo heating, solo cucina arredata.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €31,000 (€388/m²), the asking price is slightly below the local €406/m² benchmark. Allowing about €16,000 for habitable-home updates brings the effective cost to roughly €588/m², while the garden and autonomous heating add practical value but the location is not near the coast.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable 80 sqm townhouse with two bedrooms, heating, traditional shutters, and a leafy private garden. The interiors are clean and furnished but plain and dated, while the bathroom and exterior need real updating rather than just cosmetic styling. At €31,000, the combination of livability, space, and garden gives it strong bargain appeal.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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 house is habitable but dated, with visible damp/staining and exterior render deterioration.
- The bathroom needs refurbishment, and the kitchen is very basic despite being furnished.
- No notable panoramic view or strong historic architectural features are shown.
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 59/100The cluster lies in the Po Delta lowlands, with flat reclaimed farmland, drainage canals and embankments shaping the landscape. The Po di Venezia and other branches of the Po delta are within the area, and the Po Delta Regional Park is the main natural feature nearby. Adria is the nearest larger town, with everyday services and a museum linked to the ancient port history of the delta. This part of the delta is known for wetland landscapes, fishing and rice cultivation.