Casa indipendente in Piazza Castello
PADERNA (AL). In centro paese si propone in vendita casa semi-indipendente, terra/tetto, su due livelli fuori terra più il sottotetto, completamente da ristrutturare, e cantina al livello sotto-strada. Alla casa principale risulta annesso sul fronte una piccola area cortilizia scoperta adatta a parcheggio auto e porzione di rustico su due livelli fuori terra.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €45,000 asking price is low at €300/m², but the house is explicitly completely to renovate. Estimated works of about €1,100/m² bring the effective cost to roughly €1,400/m², far above the €337/m² local benchmark.
More on the house and the area
The house has authentic village character, with aged stucco, ornate iron balconies, exposed brick arches, and a charming stone-paved setting in central Paderna. However, it is explicitly completely to be renovated, with no interiors shown, so this is a historic renovation project rather than a ready or easily usable home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€59,000 – €88,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated; interior condition and basic livability are not shown.
- Only one bathroom is listed for 150 sqm, and utilities/heating are unclear.
- The attached rustic structure appears substantially rough and may require major structural work.
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 53/100The cluster sits in the Scrivia valley between the lower Piedmont hills and the first Ligurian Apennine ridges. The Scrivia river runs through this area, and within about 15 km the main landscape is a mix of valley floor, cultivated fields and low hills around Tortona and the roads toward the Apennine passes. Tortona is the nearest town of size, with a full set of daily services and a historic centre. This part of south-eastern Piedmont is known for wine hills and mixed farming, with Timorasso vineyards established around the Tortona hills.