Villetta a schiera in Via Boschi, 53 b, Malalbergo,
Villetta a schiera in Via Boschi, 53 b, Malalbergo,. Needs renovation, autonomo heating.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
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The €70,500 asking price is only €293/m², but renovating 241 m² at an estimated €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €993/m²—well above the €371/m² local comparison level. The listing is very brief and does not state the bathroom count, energy class, or construction year.
More on the house and the area
A large, genuinely furnished older home with a photogenic brick façade, traditional shutters, timber-style ceilings, and a substantial fireplace. It appears usable rather than derelict, but the interiors are dated and some walls and finishes need work; its main appeal is the generous 241 sqm at a relatively low price, not a spectacular setting.
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€48,000 – €85,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs renovation and visible cosmetic maintenance.
- Energy class G with high reported energy consumption.
- Bathroom provision is unclear from the listing facts.
- No notable view, garden, or distinctive setting 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 43/100This is the flat lower Pianura Padana between Bologna and Ferrara, with reclaimed farmland, canals and drainage ditches around the Reno valley. The Po Delta regional park system reaches into the wider plain to the east with the Valli di Argenta wetlands within about 15 km, an area of lagoons, reedbeds and bird habitat. Ferrara is the nearest major historic city in daily reach, with a large Renaissance centre and UNESCO status, but it is outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for arable farming on the Bolognese-Ferrarese plain.