Ottimo connubio: casa e lavoro...
OTTIMO CONNUBIO: CASA E LAVORO.... Needs renovation, autonomo heating, cancello elettrico, esposizione esterna, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, arredato.
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 €70,000 (€569/m²), the home looks cheap initially, but renovation at about €700/m² brings the estimated total to roughly €156,100, or €1,269/m². That is about three times the €419/m² comparison level, with no notable location premium to offset the work.
More on the house and the area
A spacious 123 sqm townhouse with a functional kitchen, two bathrooms, heating, balcony, courtyard access, and solid everyday interiors. It is livable rather than a bare project, but the dated finishes and worn exterior mean renovation and cosmetic updating will be needed. The €70,000 price is attractive for the size, though the setting is practical and ordinary rather than dreamlike.
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€24,000 – €43,000
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.
- The home is clearly usable but dated and marketed as needing renovation.
- Exterior plaster and some surrounding façades show visible wear.
- There is no meaningful view, garden, or standout historic feature shown in the gallery.
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 41/100This is the lower Po plain on the Lambro corridor, with flat farmland, irrigation channels and scattered villages. The Po runs nearby to the south and shapes the wider landscape of embankments, fields and riverine strips. Chignolo Po is known for the large brick castle complex of Corteolona-Chignolo Po, often referred to locally as a major historic landmark in this part of the plain. Pavia and Lodi are the nearest towns of size for broader services, rail connections and historic centres.