Villetta a schiera
Mede lomellina, in posizione comoda per raggiungere la stazione ferroviaria, servita dalla linea Alessandria/Pavia, proponiamo in vendita un'abitazione inserita in contesto di corte, completamente da ristrutturare. L'immobile si sviluppa su due livelli ed è composto da cucina, soggiorno, ripostiglio, due camere da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €29,000 (€333/m²), the price looks low, but the house is completely in need of renovation; at an estimated €1,100/m², the effective cost is about €1,433/m² versus roughly €417/m² for comparable local homes. The private garden and convenient station access add value, but are unlikely to offset the renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
This is a conventional two-level townhome with a useful balcony and a potentially appealing low price, but it has little visual charm beyond its sunny facade. It is a complete, roofed house with floors, rooms and bathrooms rather than a shell, yet the condition appears far from move-in ready and requires substantial renovation.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€34,000 – €51,000
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 property is advertised as completely needing renovation, with widespread peeling plaster and deteriorated finishes.
- Interiors are heavily cluttered and dated; the bathrooms, plumbing, wiring and heating systems need careful inspection.
- No attractive view or distinctive historic character is visible.
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 42/100Mortara sits in the Lomellina plain, a flat agricultural area between the Ticino and Sesia rivers with extensive rice fields and irrigation canals. The nearest larger town is Vigevano, which has a substantial historic centre focused on Piazza Ducale and the Sforza Castle. Pavia is also within ordinary driving distance for services and rail links. This area is known for rice cultivation and for goose-based food traditions of the Lomellina.