Casa indipendente in Via Montegrappa
In ottima posizione, in una corte protetta dal traffico della via principale, proponiamo questa graziosa casetta terra cielo completa di garage doppio in lunghezza, due locali accessori (cantine), fienile ed area cortilizia. Il piano terreno è composto da due stanze, il primo piano è collegato da una scala interna ed…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €35,000 asking price is only €250/m², but the living area is explicitly in a raw unfinished state. With roughly €154,000 of renovation allowance, the effective cost is about €1,350/m²—well above the €414/m² local benchmark—and the listing does not say whether bathrooms or utilities are present.
More on the house and the area
This is a potentially charming rural house with traditional brick-and-stone walls, a recently renewed roof, a small private courtyard and substantial garage/storage space. However, the residential portion is clearly unfinished and not currently livable, so it is a renovation project rather than a ready Italian home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€55,000 – €82,000
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 main living area is an unfinished shell with exposed masonry, unfinished floors and no visible bathroom or kitchen.
- Substantial renovation and utility installation will be needed before it is habitable.
- The property is in a modest residential court with no notable panoramic view or standout setting.
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 34/100This is the central Po plain between Cremona and Brescia, with flat agricultural land, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads. The Oglio River runs to the east of this area, and the Adda is farther west. The nearest larger town is Cremona, which has a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections, and the area is known for intensive farming and the wider plain landscape of lower Lombardy.