Rustico/casale in Via San Biagio
Tipica Cascinetta Indipendente e totalmente da ristrutturare, disposta su due livelli con grande portico, locali accessori, Cortile/Aia, Rustici sul fronte della casa, trasformabili in Box Doppio e Cantina. Possibile Ampliamento Con La Cascinetta In Fianco! UNO di CASA “La Tua Casa, non a Caso” Via IV Novembre, 56 Crema (CR) Tel. 0373.83566 Cell. Massimo.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €67,000 asking price becomes roughly €232,000 after a full renovation, or about €1,547/m² versus comparable local homes around €352/m². The independent farmhouse has useful portico, courtyard, and accessory buildings, but the description explicitly says it is entirely to be renovated, making this a weak deal at the current price.
More on the house and the area
This is a traditional Lombard farmhouse with a tiled portico, old masonry and a generous courtyard, giving it some authentic character. However, the property is clearly a major renovation project: the interiors are bare and deteriorated, while the courtyard and outbuildings currently look more like a working storage yard than a livable dream 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€59,000 – €88,000
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.
- Totally needs renovation, not move-in ready.
- Interiors show major damp, cracked plaster, unfinished floors and outdated systems.
- No visible bathroom or usable kitchen in the gallery.
- Large courtyard and agricultural outbuildings may involve substantial clearance and conversion work.
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 35/100This is the central Lombardy plain between the Serio and Oglio river systems, with flat agricultural land, irrigation channels and scattered farmsteads. The Serio river corridor lies nearby around Crema, and the Adda Park is farther west beyond the immediate area. The nearest town of size is Crema, which has a substantial historic centre, services and rail links. The area is known for intensive farming in the Po plain.