Villa bifamiliare in Padova
Villa bifamiliare in Padova. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, impianto di allarme, porta blindata, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, arredato, esposizione doppia.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €1,200 asking price is exceptionally low for a reportedly habitable 125 m² villa with garage, heating and 28 photos. Including an estimated €200/m² for light works, the effective cost is about €210/m² versus €341/m² locally, but the price is implausibly low and should be verified carefully.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, clearly habitable semi-detached villa with a well-kept private garden, balcony, garage, heating, and furnished rooms. The home is practical and ready to live in, but its dated finishes and ordinary suburban setting limit the dream-home appeal.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €14,000
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated, especially the kitchen, bathroom finishes, and flooring.
- The setting is a conventional suburban neighborhood with overhead utility wires and no special view.
- The listed €1,200 price appears unusually low and should be verified carefully.
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 55/100This is in the built-up area of Padova, on the central Veneto plain crossed by the Bacchiglione and close to the Brenta system. The nearest larger natural feature is the Euganean Hills regional park southwest of the city, but it lies outside the immediate urban surroundings. Padova itself is a major provincial capital with a large historic centre, the Basilica of Saint Anthony, the Scrovegni Chapel and the university. The city has UNESCO status for the fourteenth-century fresco cycles. The area is known for its dense urban fabric, canals and rivers, and for being part of the settled plain between Venice and Vicenza.