Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org
Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org. Habitable, autonomo heating, cucina.
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 €22,500 (€250/m²), estimated all-in cost is about €40,500, or €450/m² after modest habitable-home costs—roughly 41% below the local €767/m² benchmark. The listing has 29 photos and autonomous heating, but it does not clearly state the bathroom situation or provide much detail beyond the kitchen.
More on the house and the area
This is a modest but characterful small-town home with a traditional tiled roof, decorative cornice, gated yard, and some usable greenery. The €22,500 price is striking for 90 sqm, and the listing claims autonomous heating and a kitchen, but the lack of interiors and the recorded absence of a bathroom prevent it from feeling like a proven dream home.
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.
- No interior photos are provided, so the claimed habitable condition cannot be verified.
- The listing records zero bathrooms, which needs clarification before purchase.
- Exterior walls, roof edges, gates, and outbuildings appear dated and may need refreshing or repairs.
- The panoramic aerial images are clearly generic and do not represent the property or its immediate setting.
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 38/100This is the flat rice-growing plain of the Lomellina, between the Po and Sesia river systems, with fields, irrigation canals, poplar stands and scattered farmsteads around the village. The Po runs to the south of this part of the province, and the landscape within everyday range is mainly agricultural lowland rather than hill or mountain country. The nearest larger centres are Casale Monferrato and Vigevano for broader services, while Mortara is the local market town with rail connections and shops. The area is known for rice cultivation in the western Lombardy plain.