Villetta a schiera
Rif. 1435 San Matteo delle Chiaviche, frazione Viadana, vendesi casa in contrada di 135 mq da ristrutturare con ampio giardino sul retro. L'immobile è così composto: ingresso, cucina, soggiorno, bagno, disimpegno, cantina al piano terra, 2 camere da letto, disimpegno, ripostiglio al primo piano, soffitta. Nel prezzo…
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 €40,000 asking price is attractive at €296/m², but the house needs renovation: estimated all-in cost reaches about €135,000, or €996/m², well above the local €418/m² benchmark. The listing has only one photo and provides limited detail on the property's condition; the additional 68 m² outbuilding may add value but is not included in the calculation.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial 135 sqm townhouse with a rear garden, cellar, attic, and a second small building that could become a garage. However, it is explicitly a renovation project in an ordinary setting, with no verified visual character or standout views; it feels more like a practical bargain than a 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€27,000 – €48,000
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 property is explicitly sold to be renovated, with no reliable condition details.
- Only a placeholder image is available, so the exterior, interiors, and garden cannot be visually assessed.
- The additional 68 sqm building may need its own renovation and could have conversion or access constraints.
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 38/100The area sits in the lower Po plain by the Po River, with flat agricultural land, embankments, canals and scattered farm buildings. The Oglio enters the Po just east of Viadana, and the landscape is shaped more by river levees and cultivated fields than by relief. Casalmaggiore is the nearest town of some size and has a historic centre and riverfront; Mantova is farther away and matters more for services than for the immediate landscape. This stretch of the Mantovano is known for farming and river-land settlements.