Villa in Via Argine Po
In Comune di Sermide, ai piedi dell'argine del Po, in zona tranquilla, proponiamo in vendita, un'ampia abitazione d'epoca con garage e grande giardino circostante. L'Abitazione è indipendente, circondata da un giardino con una superficie di 800,00 mq. L'immobile è da ristrutturare e si distribuisce su tre livelli,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €65,000 asking price looks low, but the 190 m² villa is explicitly in need of renovation; allowing roughly €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €1,042/m² versus a local reference of €432/m². The 800 m² garden, independence and garage add appeal, but the renovation burden makes this weak value.
More on the house and the area
A substantial early-20th-century-style detached house with an attractive old entrance, decorative ironwork, traditional shutters and a large green garden. The interior is furnished and appears usable, with a working kitchen, tiled floors and heating, but it is dated and clearly needs renovation rather than being move-in ready.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€38,000 – €67,000
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 property is explicitly described as needing renovation, with visibly worn façades, shutters, plaster and interiors.
- Only one full bathroom is listed, plus a WC, which may be tight for a five-room family home.
- Energy class G and the older heating/windows suggest likely efficiency upgrades.
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 34/100This is the lower Po plain, with the Po nearby as the main landscape feature. The area is flat farmland with embankments, irrigation canals and scattered hamlets. Within about 15 km the nearest town of some size is Badia Polesine, which has the usual services and a railway station on the Verona–Rovigo line. Ferrara is reachable for practical needs beyond the immediate area but lies outside the local radius.