Via Pampano Brusantina, 379, Riva del Po
Via Pampano Brusantina, 379, Riva del Po. autonomo heating, garage, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €180/m², the €31,500 asking price is 59% below the local €438/m² benchmark, but the listing gives no condition, bathroom, or habitability details and only a very sparse description. Allowing roughly €700/m² for renovation brings the effective cost to about €874/m², making this attractive only if the structure and utilities are substantially sound.
More on the house and the area
Some interiors are striking, especially the polished paneled hall, marble-pattern flooring, and attractive finished bathroom. However, the property lacks Italian historic character or a special setting, and other photos show unfinished rooms with no kitchen visible. It may be a large bargain, but the real level of completion and livability is unclear.
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€35,000 – €62,000
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 gallery appears inconsistent, showing both highly finished rooms and unfinished spaces.
- No kitchen is visible, and the listing states zero bathrooms despite bathroom photos.
- The exterior is a dense, utilitarian urban courtyard with no garden or notable 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 38/100The area lies on the lower Po plain, with the Po river nearby and a landscape of embanked waterways, reclaimed farmland and scattered villages. 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 Po Delta regional park lies to the east, but outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for irrigated agriculture on the alluvial plain.