Villa
Quadrato Immobiliare Propone in Vendita Casa Singola con Ampio Giardino Esclusivo. Si compone al piano terra da: Garage, Ripostiglio, Cantina e Lavanderia. Al Piano Primo troviamo: Soggiorno, cucina Abitabile, 2 camere da letto Matrimoniali ed il Bagno. Completa la proprietà un Deposito di quasi 200 mq da Ristrutturare…
What it really costs
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €220/m², the €44,000 asking price is far below the local €432/m² reference, but the almost-200 m² deposit requires complete renovation, bringing the estimated effective cost to about €920/m². The listing does not clarify the exact split between habitable living space and the building to restore, so the apparent discount is uncertain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, functioning family house with a generous garden, garage, cellar, and spacious traditional interiors featuring terrazzo floors. It is not visually spectacular and lacks a standout view or historic character, while the large outbuilding is a major renovation project. At €44,000, the amount of space and land gives it genuine bargain appeal for someone seeking a practical rural home.
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€40,000 – €70,000
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 main house appears usable but dated, with cosmetic updating likely needed.
- The nearly 200 sqm outbuilding is explicitly in need of complete renovation.
- Energy class G and only one bathroom may mean higher running costs and limited practicality.
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 30/100The cluster sits in the lower Po Valley (Pianura Padana): a very flat, lowland agricultural plain. The landscape within roughly 15 km is dominated by arable fields (maize, cereals and fodder), irrigation channels, drainage ditches and scattered farm buildings. The area contains small towns and villages and farmland-related industry and warehouses rather than named natural landmarks. No mountains, lakes, national or regional parks or ski lifts lie within about 15 km. The nearest city of notable size is Mantova (Mantua), roughly 30–35 km to the northwest, with historic monuments and regional train connections; Ferrara and Modena lie further to the east/south‑east. The locality is part of the agricultural and transport corridor of the lower Po plain that links Lombardy with Emilia‑Romagna.