Casa colonica con giardino
L'immobile si compone al piano terra da soggiorno, cucina, sala da pranzo, disimpegno, bagno e lavanderia; al piano primo da tre camere da letto e un ulteriore bagno; al secondo piano ampia soffitta. Giardino di proprietà. RS Casa è la tua guida esperta nel mondo degli investimenti immobiliari all'asta, offrendoti un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €85,107 asking price is attractive at €293/m² versus the €353/m² local benchmark. However, allowing about €200/m² for a habitable farmhouse puts the effective cost near €493/m², and the listing does not state any bathrooms, which weakens the opportunity.
More on the house and the area
A substantial Lombard farmhouse with a generous grassy garden, exposed beams, a working-looking fireplace, and a practical country-house layout. It appears genuinely usable rather than a ruin, but the presentation is dated and the missing bathroom information is a significant uncertainty; its appeal is more authentic and livable than spectacular.
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€19,000 – €32,000
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.
- No bathroom is listed in the facts, so this needs verification despite being described as habitable.
- The interiors are functional but dated and cluttered, with likely cosmetic updating needed.
- The exterior is plain and there is no proven panoramic view.
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 50/100The area is the Po plain on the lower Oglio and Po side of the Mantova province, with flat farmland, drainage canals and embanked rivers. The Po is the main landscape feature here, running just south of Pomponesco, and there are riverbank settlements and floodplain fields in the surrounding area. Sabbioneta, a UNESCO World Heritage town with a complete late Renaissance urban plan, is within this part of the lower Mantovano and is the main notable place nearby; it has major civic and military architecture rather than a mountain or lake setting. The nearest larger centres are Casalmaggiore and Viadana for everyday services, while Mantova is farther away. This part of the lower Po is known for river agriculture and for the Gonzaga small-town heritage of the Oglio-Po plain.