Casa colonica in Terre del Reno
Casa colonica in Terre del Reno. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, accesso per disabili, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €74,000 plus an estimated €18,400 for habitable-condition work, the effective cost is about €1,004/m², far above the local comparison level of €286/m². The farmhouse has useful features such as a garage, cellar and heating, but the price is difficult to justify.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable farmhouse with functioning kitchen, heating, furnished rooms, garage/cellar space and a leafy private garden. Its main appeal is practical affordability and outdoor space rather than dramatic beauty: the interiors are spacious but dated, and the house has little visible architectural character or view.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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 habitable but quite dated, especially the kitchen, bathroom and finishes.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a two-bedroom home.
- The garden is pleasant but the setting has no notable scenic view or distinctive historic character visible in the photos.
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 34/100This is the lower Po plain between Ferrara, Cento and Bologna, with flat agricultural land, canals and drainage channels around the settlements. The Reno river runs through the municipality. Ferrara is the nearest major city and has a large historic centre with Renaissance walls and UNESCO status.