Rustico/casale
PREZZATE DI MAPELLO RUSTICO DA RECUPERARE, IDEALE PER IMPRESE E INVESTITORI Un'opportunità immobiliare per chi sa riconoscere il potenziale di un immobile da valorizzare. A Prezzate di Mapello, in posizione strategica nell'Isola Bergamasca, proponiamo un rustico di circa 290 mq, completamente da ristrutturare,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €40,000 entry price is attractive, but a 290 m² farmhouse described as completely to restore could require roughly €319,000 in renovation, bringing the effective cost to about €1,238/m² versus €351/m² for comparable local homes. The listing provides no confirmed planning details or finished residential layout, so the redevelopment potential remains uncertain.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial old Lombard farmhouse with attractive exposed stone and brick, timber galleries, a courtyard garden and genuine historic character. However, the interiors are largely unfinished or deteriorated, with rubble, obsolete services and visibly aged structures, so it is a major redevelopment project rather than a home you could realistically occupy soon.
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€115,000 – €170,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated and not currently habitable.
- Major structural, electrical, plumbing, heating and insulation work will likely be required.
- Several roofs, wooden balconies and outbuildings appear aged and need careful structural inspection.
- No meaningful lifestyle view; the property is in a built-up village 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 60/100The cluster lies in the lower foothills west of Bergamo, with the first Bergamasque Prealps visible to the north and the Adda valley close by. The Adda river and the wooded river corridor are within this area, with the Parco Adda Nord along the river. Bergamo is the nearest city of size, with the Città Alta, major services and rail connections. The area around the river is known for historic industrial settlements and hydroelectric works linked to the Adda corridor.