Casa bifamiliare in Via Palantone 176
PORPORANA – AMPIA PORZIONE DI QUADRIFAMILIARE CON TRE CAMERE, GIARDINO E DOPPIO MAGAZZINO Una casa di circa 140 mq, ricca di ambienti e capace di adattarsi alle diverse fasi della vita familiare, nella calma della campagna a circa quindici minuti da Ferrara. In via Palantone 176, a Porporana, proponiamo una porzione…
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At €450/m², the asking price is about 19% below comparable local stock, with a large garden, parking and two bathrooms. However, the condition and construction age are not stated; allowing roughly €200/m² for likely updates, the effective cost rises to about €650/m², while the G energy rating and rural setting temper the bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, spacious family home with a working kitchen, two bathrooms, multiple bedrooms, heating, and a welcoming fireplace rather than a renovation shell. The wood ceilings, fireplace, traditional cabinetry, and generous room layout give it practical Italian countryside character, though the presentation is dated and lacks a striking view or standout architectural setting.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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.
- Dated interiors and furnishings would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high running costs and future efficiency work.
- The garden, exterior condition, roof, and parking are not shown in the gallery.
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 Po runs by Ficarolo, in the broad lower Po plain of embankments, fields and riverside settlements. This is the Polesine landscape between the Po and its branches, with flat agricultural land and flood-control works as the dominant setting. Occhiobello is the nearest larger centre, and Ferrara is the nearest major city with full services and a large historic centre just beyond the provincial border. The area is known for river agriculture and for the history of floods and land reclamation in the lower Po.