Villa unifamiliare in Copparo
Villa unifamiliare in Copparo. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, caminetto, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €95,000 for 165 m², the purchase price is €576/m²; allowing roughly €33,000 for habitable-condition updates gives an effective cost near €776/m², well above the local €371/m² benchmark. The villa has useful features including independent heating, a garage and fireplace, but the price is not compelling for Copparo.
More on the house and the area
A solid, habitable rural villa with a generous fenced garden, mature trees, paved outdoor space, and a built-in brick barbecue/fireplace. The interior is comfortable and complete, including a fitted kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, heating, and tiled floors, though the décor and fixtures are old-fashioned rather than dream-home beautiful.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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 fully usable but distinctly dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a 165 sqm house.
- The rural setting offers greenery and open farmland, but no exceptional panorama 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 42/100This is the lower Po plain around the Po di Volano and the branch system of the Po Delta. The Po Delta Regional Park extends into this part of eastern Ferrara province, with reclaimed flat farmland, drainage canals, embankments and wetland areas toward the east. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status linked to the Renaissance city and the Po Delta. The area is known for delta agriculture and land reclamation.