Casa indipendente in Via Osse-fossadoldi 5
L’Agenzia Immobiliare Savani propone in vendita a Ostiano una casa indipendente con giardino privato, rustici e box auto, situata in una via tranquilla ma comoda per raggiungere il centro e i principali servizi del paese. L’abitazione presenta una distribuzione semplice e funzionale ed è composta da cucina, soggiorno,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 (€382/m²), the asking price is below the local benchmark, but the house is explicitly sold as needing renovation. Allowing roughly €700/m² for works brings the effective cost to about €1,082/m², far above comparable local pricing, despite the garden, outbuildings and garage.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable independent country house with a kitchen, furnished living spaces, four bedrooms, private outdoor space, garage, and traditional tiled-roof outbuildings. It has modest rustic character and good potential for the price, but the neglected exterior, overgrown garden, and dated interiors make it a renovation project rather than a ready-made dream home.
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€28,000 – €51,000
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.
- Substantial renovation and modernization are needed, especially externally.
- The garden and outbuildings are heavily overgrown and may require clearing and repair.
- Energy class G and only one bathroom; roof, utilities, and structural condition should be checked.
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 35/100This is flat lower Po plain country between the Oglio and Chiese river systems, with irrigated fields, drainage canals and scattered farmsteads. The nearest town of size is Cremona, which has a substantial historic centre and services; Brescia and Mantova are also practical larger centres for work and shopping. The area is known for intensive agriculture and dairy farming in the Pianura Padana.