Villa unifamiliare in Garlasco
Villa unifamiliare in Garlasco. Needs renovation, garage, balcone.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €25,000, the 234 m² villa appears cheap at €107/m², but estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €807/m² versus a €432/m² local benchmark. The very brief description, only three photos, and no stated bathrooms or bedrooms make the renovation scope and condition difficult to verify.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, inexpensive former villa with a modest exterior and a small overgrown courtyard, but the photos show no compelling view, historic detail, or standout architectural character. It appears to be a real roofed house rather than a ruin, yet the dark, dated interiors and lack of listed bathrooms make it a significant renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in dream 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€46,000 – €82,000
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 renovation is needed; the interiors look dark, dated, and poorly maintained.
- No bathrooms are listed in the facts, so basic livability is uncertain.
- The property fronts a road and has no clearly attractive view or standout 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 42/100This is the Lomellina plain between the Ticino and Po river systems, with a flat agricultural landscape of rice fields, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads. The Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino lies nearby to the east, with river woodland and paths along the Ticino. Vigevano is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and Piazza Ducale. The area is known for rice cultivation.