Bilocale
VALERA FRATTA (LO)– AMPIO BILOCALE CON BALCONE, BOX E CANTINA A Valera Fratta (LO), in un piccolo complesso di sole 6 unità abitative, costruito nel 2006, IMMOBILIARE 900 propone in vendita un bilocale di ampia metratura. L’appartamento si compone di un soggiorno con cucina a vista e accesso al balcone della zona…
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €79,000 (€1,436/m²), this 2006 apartment is priced about 87% above the local comparison level of €769/m²; even allowing for its box, cellar, balcony and apparent habitable condition, the premium is substantial. The listing does not say the energy class or current condition, leaving some uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
This is a bright, genuinely usable one-bedroom apartment with a fitted kitchen, functioning bathroom, air conditioning, balcony, garage, and cellar. It feels more like a practical move-in home than a dreamy Italian retreat: the interiors are plain and somewhat dated, and the outlook is pleasant but not 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€4,000 – €6,000
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.
- Mostly ordinary, dated interiors with some repainting and cosmetic refresh likely needed.
- The balcony has sunlight but only a modest residential outlook, not a standout Italian landscape.
- Garage, cellar, and storage areas are useful but add little visual 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 33/100This is the flat lower Po plain between the Lambro and Po systems, with irrigated fields, drainage channels and scattered farmsteads typical of the Pavia-Lodi border area. The nearest town of size is Lodi, which has full services and a historic centre on the Adda; Pavia is also within ordinary driving distance for larger services and rail links. The area is known for arable farming and rice country in the wider Pavese plain.