Terratetto / Terracielo in vendita a Volta Mantovana
Terratetto / Terracielo in vendita a Volta Mantovana. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, terrazzo.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €81,000 for 62 m², the effective cost is about €1,506/m² after a modest habitable-home allowance, versus a local comparison level of €419/m². The garage, heating and terrace are positives, but the asking price is far too high for this market.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely habitable and well-equipped townhouse with warm exposed timber ceilings, a characterful mezzanine, fitted kitchen, bathroom, heating, and a usable rooftop terrace. The old tiled roofs and historic village setting add charm, although the views are mostly close-up rooftops and the home is compact rather than spectacular.
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.
- Compact 62 sqm layout with a steep internal stair and mezzanine-style sleeping area.
- Terrace has a pleasant old-town atmosphere but overlooks neighboring roofs rather than a broad landscape.
- Some exterior plaster and nearby balcony surfaces look weathered.
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 52/100The cluster sits on the low-lying Po Valley plain in the Mantua area; land around it is largely agricultural with irrigated fields and a network of canals. The Mincio river flows in this part of the province and runs close to Goito, with associated floodplain and river-channel works. No mountains or named ranges lie within 15 km; the Prealps and alpine ski areas are a drive of well over an hour to the north. Lake Garda's southern shore is north of Goito at roughly 18–25 km (outside the 15 km radius). Nearest local towns include Castiglione delle Stiviere a few kilometres away; the provincial capital Mantova (provincial services, hospital, railway connections and major cultural monuments) lies to the southeast at about 20 km. There are no national or regional parks or UNESCO sites inside the immediate 15 km radius; the immediate economy is a mix of intensive agriculture and light industry with road links to regional highways toward Brescia and Mantova.