Casa singola in vendita a Montebello della Battaglia
Casa singola in vendita a Montebello della Battaglia. Needs renovation, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000, the 180 m² house appears inexpensive, but renovation at roughly €700/m² adds about €126,000, bringing the effective cost to approximately €1,061/m² versus a local benchmark of €418/m². The description confirms it needs renovation but provides little detail on the works required.
More on the house and the area
The Gothic-inspired brick-and-plaster exterior, pointed-arch windows, old doors, and enclosed frontage give this townhouse unusual historic character. However, the interior is currently an empty, dusty shell rather than a usable home, so its appeal is mainly as a restoration project.
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€36,000 – €63,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The interior is an unfinished raw-brick shell with bare concrete floors and no visible bathroom or kitchen.
- Substantial renovation and likely full systems installation are required before it can be lived in.
- It sits directly on an ordinary urban road, with no proven scenic view.
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 58/100This is in the Oltrepò Pavese hill country, on the first ridges south of the Po plain, with a landscape of vineyards, mixed woods and small valleys. The Staffora valley lies nearby, and the northern Ligurian Apennines rise farther south within the wider area. The nearest larger town is Voghera, which provides the main rail links, services and shopping for this part of the province. The area is known above all for wine, especially Oltrepò Pavese sparkling wines and Pinot Nero.