Casa indipendente in Piazza Matteotti
Casa Indipendente a Serravalle a Po - Opportunità di Ristrutturazione Scopri questa affascinante casa indipendente (porzione bifamiliare) situata a Serravalle a Po, in Lombardia, a soli 2 km dai principali servizi e da Ostiglia. Con 100 m² commerciali e 90 m² calpestabili distribuiti su 3 piani, rappresenta…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €40,000 plus an estimated €90,000 for the interior renovation, the effective cost is about €1,300/m² versus roughly €414/m² for comparable homes. The recently rebuilt roof, private garden, and proximity to services are positives, but the renovation burden makes this a weak deal at the asking price.
More on the house and the area
A handsome traditional Lombard village house with a distinctive green facade, original shutters, wood beams, tiled floors and a private garden. It is a solid, roofed three-level home rather than a ruin, but the interiors are tired and require meaningful renovation before comfortable full-time living.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Substantial interior renovation is needed, with worn finishes, cracked plaster and dated services.
- The kitchen and bathroom are not presented as modern or move-in ready.
- Exterior maintenance is also needed, including damaged render and an aging outbuilding.
- The house is directly on a local road rather than in a secluded rural 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 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.