Casa indipendente con giardino a Ponna Superiore (CO). via Trieste n. 6, Località Ponna Superiore, Ponna, CO, Italia
Casa indipendente con giardino a Ponna Superiore (CO). via Trieste n. 6, Località Ponna Superiore, Ponna, CO, Italia. Habitable, autonomo heating, taverna, mansarda, balcone, cantina.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €235/m², the €54,000 asking price is far below comparable Lombardy villas at €432/m², but estimated habitable-condition costs bring the effective price to about €435/m². The listing describes heating and several useful features, though it does not say how many bathrooms there are or provide an energy rating.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely large, independent village house with usable interiors, a kitchen, heating, balconies, cellar, attic space and a small garden. It is not visually spectacular and offers no proven view or distinctive historic character, but the 230 sqm size at €54,000 creates strong bargain appeal for someone seeking a practical Italian home.
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€15,000 – €26,000
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but noticeably dated and would benefit from modernization.
- The listing records zero bathrooms, so bathroom count and condition need verification.
- Dense village setting and narrow access may limit privacy and parking.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Intelvi area of the Prealpi Comasche, with steep wooded slopes and limestone ridges above Lake Como and Lake Lugano. Lake Como is close by at Argegno, and the Swiss border and the slopes above the Lugano basin are also nearby. The nearest ski area is Monte Sighignola at Lanzo d’Intelvi, with small local lifts and a short drive. Menaggio and Como are the nearest larger towns used for services, while the valley itself is known for mountain villages and old mule tracks linking the lake to the upland pastures.