Casa indipendente in Via Cesare Battisti
In centro alla frazione Villa Garibaldi a 2 km dal centro di Roncoferraro, abitazione su due piani da ristrutturare con cortiletto privato. L'abitazione è così composta: piano terra cortile con posto auto, ingresso, soggiorno, sala da pranzo, cucina e bagno; piano primo 3 camere e ulteriore bagno. L'immobile è completamente da ristrutturare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €30,000 purchase price is attractive, but the house is completely to renovate: estimated total cost is about €140,000, or €1,400/m² after works. That is far above the local comparison level of €417/m², so the renovation burden outweighs the low asking price.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial two-storey village house with a private courtyard, intact tiled roof, traditional beams and some old-fashioned character. However, the interiors are tired and damp-looking, and the property requires a full renovation before it becomes a comfortable home; the €30,000 price is the main attraction.
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€40,000 – €59,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated, with damp, peeling finishes, old wiring and visibly degraded interiors.
- No kitchen is installed, and the bathrooms/utilities appear very dated and may require replacement.
- The home fronts a busy road with a traffic light, limiting quiet-country-house appeal.
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 58/100This is the flat lower Mincio plain east of Mantova, with fields, drainage channels and scattered villages. The Mincio river and its wetland belt are nearby, and the Vallazza wetlands south-east of Mantova are within this area. The Parco del Mincio extends through this part of the province. Mantova is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status. The area is known for irrigated agriculture of the Mantuan plain.