2 Locali con Box
2 Locali con Box. Habitable, centralizzato heating, garage, videocitofono, porta blindata, esposizione esterna, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €75,000 (€1,000/m²), the apartment appears habitable, but allowing roughly €15,000 for ordinary updating puts the effective cost near €1,200/m² versus about €767 for comparable homes. The garage, balcony, heating and central location add practical value, but the asking price is still relatively high.
More on the house and the area
A bright, clean and clearly usable apartment with a generous balcony, sunny town views and a practical garage. The home is move-in capable overall, but the interiors are highly basic and the kitchen appears to need fitting or completion, so it feels more like a solid value home than a dream Italian retreat.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- The kitchen appears unfinished or unfurnished in the photos.
- The interiors are very plain and lack distinctive Italian character.
- Balcony and building-condition details should be checked in person, including any shared-building costs.
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 39/100This is the lower Lombardy plain south of Milan, in the agricultural country of the Lodigiano. The area is shaped by the Adda valley and by the network of canals, fields and farmsteads of the Po plain. Lodi is the nearest town of size, with a cathedral, a main square and everyday services. The area is known for intensive farming and dairy production.