Casa di corte a San Daniele Po
In centro paese proponiamo in vendita tipica casa di corte posta su due livelli. Al piano terra troviamo un soggiorno doppio, cucina abitabile, antibagno, bagno e un ampio ripostiglio. Al piano superiore tre camere matrimoniali. Concludono la proprietà un autorimessa doppia, una cantina, un fienile di 50 mq ed un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €58,000 (€258/m²), the low asking price is offset by substantial renovation: estimated total costs reach about €215,500, or €958/m², versus roughly €421/m² for comparable homes in the area. Garage, cellar and independent heating add practical value, but the required work makes this weak value overall.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, authentic rural townhouse with a useful garden, open countryside outlook, garage, cellar, and some traditional beams and tiled floors. The main living areas appear usable, but the interiors are dated and several attached structures show damp, peeling finishes, clutter, and significant repair needs.
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€45,000 – €79,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Substantial renovation is needed, especially in the damp and deteriorated ancillary areas.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a large 225 sqm home.
- The garden is overgrown and the garage/outbuildings appear rough and partly storage-like.
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 38/100The area sits on the Po plain by the Po River, with a flat landscape of fields, embankments, poplar groves and scattered riverside settlements. The nearest town of size is Cremona, which has a substantial historic centre, the cathedral and civic tower, and services of a provincial capital. This stretch of the lower Po is known for river landscapes, farming and the food culture of the Cremonese plain.