Villa a schiera in Desio
Villa a schiera in Desio. Habitable, cucina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €53,000 plus an estimated €21,600 for habitable-condition work, the effective cost is about €691/m²—roughly 66% above the €417/m² local comparison level. The description is extremely sparse and does not identify bedrooms or bathrooms, despite calling the property habitable.
More on the house and the area
This is a clean, well-maintained-looking townhouse in a practical residential neighborhood, with a modest hedge-lined entrance and a usable-looking exterior. However, it has little architectural character or standout setting, and the lack of interior photos makes livability and finish quality uncertain. At €53,000 for 108 m², the price is potentially attractive, but this is more of a functional bargain than a dream-home opportunity.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- No interior photos, so the claimed habitable condition cannot be independently judged.
- The listing reports zero bathrooms and no bedrooms, which should be verified carefully.
- Generic urban townhouse setting with street parking and no visible private garden.
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 31/100The area sits on the upper Lombard plain in the continuous built-up belt between Milan, Monza, Saronno and Como, with dense urban fabric, roads and rail lines as the dominant setting. The Groane Regional Park lies partly within and around Cesano Maderno, with heathland, pine woods and former sand and clay quarry landscapes. The nearest larger centres are Monza and Milan, which provide the full range of services, rail links and major employment. This part of Brianza is known for furniture and small industry.