Villa unifamiliare in Argenta
Villa unifamiliare in Argenta
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 €82,500 (€415/m²), the villa is already above the local €371/m² benchmark; allowing €700/m² for the unreported condition implies an effective cost near €1,115/m². The description is extremely sparse and does not state habitability, bathrooms, energy performance, or renovation needs.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, well-kept yellow countryside villa with a fenced garden, covered portico, shutters, and open agricultural views. The exterior looks like a real, solid home rather than a renovation shell, though the lack of interior images leaves livability and amenities unconfirmed. At 199 sqm for €82,500, it offers strong space-for-price appeal, but the setting is practical rural farmland rather than a spectacular Italian landscape.
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€39,000 – €70,000
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 bathrooms, kitchen, heating, and actual move-in condition cannot be verified.
- Very isolated rural setting with a narrow access lane and agricultural surroundings.
- The property appears well maintained outside, but some outbuildings and boundary areas look unfinished or utilitarian.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Ferrara, so the setting is the Po plain: flat agricultural land cut by canals and branches of the Po system, with the Po di Volano and the lower Po landscape in the wider surroundings. Ferrara itself is the nearest town of size and has a large brick historic centre with the Este Castle and Renaissance walls; the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for the Renaissance city and the Po Delta cultural landscape. The Po Delta Regional Park lies to the east, but its core landscapes are outside the immediate 15 km radius. The area is known for irrigated agriculture and for Ferrara’s Renaissance urban history.