Appartamento in Pizzale
A Pizzale, in Via Arcelli, è in vendita un appartamento di 105 mq situato al piano terra. L’immobile, realizzato nel 1988 e in buono stato abitabile, è composto da quattro locali e un bagno. La cucina è presente e l’appartamento viene venduto arredato. Il riscaldamento è autonomo e l’impianto di climatizzazione è…
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 €80,000 (€762/m²), the asking price is essentially in line with comparable homes, but allowing roughly €21,000 for modernization makes the effective cost about €962/m². The garage, parking and garden add value, while the energy class G and small-town location limit the upside.
More on the house and the area
This is a spacious, clearly usable three-bedroom apartment with finished floors, a functioning bathroom, heating, fitted kitchen, and abundant storage. Its arched wooden doors, chandeliers, artwork, and colorful living room add personality, but there is no standout view, historic architecture, or photogenic setting to create a strong Italian dream-home effect.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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 apartment is habitable but has dated finishes, furnishings, and decor.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high heating costs.
- The advertised garden, garage, and exterior setting are not shown in the photo gallery.
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 38/100This is flat Po Valley country on the right bank of the Po, with the Staffora valley opening not far to the south-west and the first Oltrepò Pavese hills beyond the plain. The Po is the main river of the area, and the landscape within reach is mainly fields, embankments, irrigation channels and scattered hamlets. The nearest town of size is Voghera, which has the usual rail and road services, shops and schools; Pavia is the larger historic city in the wider area but beyond the immediate landscape. The area is known for agriculture on the plain, with the wine country of the Oltrepò Pavese starting farther south.