Casa indipendente in Via San Giuseppe Cottolengo 2022
Fabbricato storico, da ristrutturare, con due piccole corti, antistante e retrostante. L'immobile porta con se, un'area parcheggio coperta, un locale commerciale autonomo e un locale cantina su due livelli. Al piano terra sono ubicati, ingresso, camera, cucina, disimpegno e bagno, al piano primo, sono ubicate tre camere.
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
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €45,000 asking price is attractive at €450/m², but the stated need for renovation adds an estimated €70,000, bringing the effective cost to about €1,150/m² versus a local benchmark of €355/m². The extra commercial space, cellar and parking add utility, but the property is 19 km from the sea and the listing gives no condition or energy details.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine historic Sardinian town house with a characterful fireplace, old doors, tiled floors and a glimpse toward the surrounding hills. It is more than a shell—there is a functioning-looking bathroom, kitchen area and roofed living space—but the property needs substantial refurbishment before it becomes a comfortable home.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including damp/cracked plaster, exposed wiring and neglected courtyard areas.
- The property is in a plain urban setting with no significant view or garden.
- The separate commercial room, cellar and covered parking may require legal and functional verification.
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 52/100Inland southwestern Sardinia on low hills and agricultural land with Mediterranean maquis and wooded patches. The nearest coastline is about 19 km away. Nearest larger towns within roughly 15–20 km include Guspini and Villacidro, which provide shops, markets and basic local services. Cagliari and its airport (Elmas) lie at roughly 60 km to the southeast. Local land use is a mix of cereal and olive cultivation, some vineyards, grazing and areas of cork oak and scrub. There is no nationally famous protected park or UNESCO site immediately adjacent to the town.