Casa autonoma Rivarolo Mantovano
Casa autonoma Rivarolo Mantovano. Habitable, autonomo heating, impianto tv centralizzato, arredato, cantina, esposizione doppia.
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 €78,000 for 150 m², the home is priced at €520/m²; allowing roughly €30,000 for habitable-condition updates brings the effective cost to about €720/m², well above the local €417/m² benchmark. It is autonomous, furnished and includes a cellar and heating, but the price leaves limited room for upside.
More on the house and the area
A spacious, genuinely livable townhouse with several bedrooms, working kitchen and bathroom, heating, and attractive brick arch details. The traditional furnishings and polished floors add character, but the home lacks a memorable view or picturesque exterior, while the courtyard is quite plain and weathered.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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 clearly habitable but dated, especially the bathroom and kitchen.
- The private courtyard is functional but rough, utilitarian, and in need of landscaping or resurfacing.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a four-bedroom, 150 sqm home.
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 39/100This is the lower Po plain, with flat agricultural land and irrigation canals. The Oglio is nearby to the west and the Po runs farther south. Casalmaggiore is the nearest larger town, with everyday services and a bridge across the Po; Mantova is the nearest major historic city in the wider area. The area is known for farming and for the string of small Gonzaga-related settlements in the Oglio-Po plain.