Casa accostata con giardino privato
CASA ACCOSTATA CON GIARDINO PRIVATO. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €28,000 asking price is attractive at €373/m², but allowing about €15,000 for a habitable-home refresh brings the effective cost to roughly €573/m², above the €438/m² local benchmark. Private garden, garage, autonomous heating, and 15 photos support livability, but the location is not coastal or strongly tourist-oriented.
More on the house and the area
A very affordable, roofed townhouse with a private garden, garage, heating, tiled floors, functioning bathroom, and ample living space. It appears genuinely usable rather than a renovation shell, but the presentation is plain and dated, with garden maintenance and cosmetic repairs needed before it feels like a dream Italian home.
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.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and would benefit from cosmetic renovation.
- Garden is private but visibly overgrown and needs clearing.
- Some peeling, staining, and possible damp are visible around the stairwell and exterior.
- No notable scenic view or distinctive historic character is shown.
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 39/100The area is in the lower Po plain, with flat reclaimed farmland and drainage canals around the Po di Goro branch of the Po delta. The Po and its embanked waterways are the main landscape feature within the area. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status linked to the Este city and the Po Delta. The wider area is known for delta agriculture and fishing landscapes.