Villetta a schiera in Via Piave 61
A Santo Stefano Lodigiano proponiamo casa indipendente di 90mq in formato TRILOCALE con giardino separato dalla abitazione ma collegato al suo rustico privato. A piano terra troviamo ingresso in disimpegno; soggiorno, una cucina abitabile separata; il bagno di servizio principale a piano terra; piano primo troviamo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,000/m² before works, this is over twice the local €417/m² benchmark. The listing does not state the condition; allowing for likely renovation in an energy-class F home, the effective cost could reach about €1,700/m² despite the garden, garage and outbuildings.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable Italian townhouse with a warm, old-fashioned interior, arched doorway, terrazzo flooring, traditional furnishings, working kitchen, bathroom and multiple bedrooms. Its main appeal is the sense of an established family home plus a sizable garden, garage and rustico, but the exterior is plain and the garden/outbuildings need attention.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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.
- The main house appears solid and usable, but interiors and bathroom are distinctly dated.
- The garden is overgrown and the separate rustico/outbuildings look utilitarian and may need work.
- No scenic view or particularly attractive exterior is shown; the property is more practical than dreamlike.
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 33/100This is the lower Po plain near the River Po, with flat farmland, irrigation channels and levees as the defining landscape. The Po runs nearby and Piacenza is the nearest city of size, with full services, rail links and a historic centre.