Terratetto unifamiliare in Serravalle a Po
Terratetto unifamiliare in Serravalle a Po. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, mansarda, esposizione esterna.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €40,000 (€444/m²), the estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €103,000, or €1,144/m²—well above the local €417/m² benchmark. Garage, autonomous heating and 18 photos are positives, but the remote inland location and substantial work weaken the value.
More on the house and the area
A handsome traditional townhouse with a photogenic green facade, original shutters, balcony, vintage doors, patterned tiles, and exposed painted beams. It appears to be a solid, roofed, usable home with heating, bathroom, and multiple rooms, but it is very dated and would need meaningful renovation rather than simple decorating.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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.
- Substantial cosmetic renovation and modernization are needed.
- Interiors are heavily dated and cluttered, with no clearly presented modern kitchen.
- The property fronts directly onto a village street and has only modest outdoor space.
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 34/100This is the lower Po plain around the Po River, with flat agricultural land, drainage canals and embanked roads. The Po is the main named landscape feature within reach. Mantova is the nearest major city of size, with a historic centre and services, but it is outside the immediate area. This part of the province is known for intensive farming and for the lowland river plain landscape between Lombardy and Veneto.