Casa bifamiliare in Via Ponticello 81
ESTE – NON COMPRARE UNA CASA QUALUNQUE. REALIZZA QUELLA CHE HAI SEMPRE SOGNATO! E se invece di adattarti a una casa già esistente potessi crearne una esattamente come la desideri? Nella tranquilla campagna di Este, immersa nel verde e lontana dal caos cittadino, proponiamo un'interessante opportunità per chi sogna…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €38,000 purchase price is attractive at €271/m², but the existing 140 m² home is presented for demolition and reconstruction, implying roughly €154,000 in works and an effective cost near €1,371/m²—well above the local €408/m² reference. Planning and urban feasibility still require verification, and the listing does not state the building’s current condition or legal status in detail.
More on the house and the area
This is a charming old rural townhouse with traditional roof tiles, shutters, mature trees, and a useful private garden beside open fields. However, the €38,000 price reflects a major redevelopment opportunity rather than a livable dream home: the agent specifically promotes demolition and rebuilding, and the interior shown is very dated.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€55,000 – €82,000
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 listing explicitly presents demolition and reconstruction as the likely route, so this is not a move-in home.
- Exterior walls and roof appear intact, but the visible interior is very dated and the overall condition is unclear.
- Verify planning permissions, structural viability, utilities, and whether reconstruction rights are transferable.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a 140 sqm, five-bedroom layout.
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 42/100This is the southern Padova plain near the Adige, with flat agricultural land and drainage channels typical of the lower Veneto. The Adige river runs a few kilometres to the south and west. Monselice is the nearest town of some size, with a walled hill, a castle complex and rail services, at roughly 15 km. Este, also around that range, has a historic centre and the Carrarese castle. The Euganean Hills are beyond the immediate area to the north-west, visible in clear conditions but outside the local 15 km landscape. The area is known for arable farming and small plain settlements.