Casa Indipendente in vendita a Cappella de' Picenardi
Casa indipendente con ampio terreno di 1.380 mq e rustico – Cappella de' Picenardi Nel tranquillo comune di Cappella de' Picenardi proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente da ristrutturare, ideale per chi desidera personalizzare la propria abitazione e vivere immerso nel verde. La proprietà è circondata da un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Detached townhouse of 270sqm at €333/m2, ~18% below the local baseline of €405/m2 (n=1545, solid). Priced at €90k with 1,380sqm of land, double garage, and a rustico for storage/conversion. Positives: fresh listing (6 days), 29 photos, high ceilings, heating, large plot. Main caveat is it needs a complete renovation (not habitable as-is), only 1 bath, no energy class, and inland Lombardia location with no sea proximity. Full gut renovation on 270sqm at roughly €700/m2 (~€190k) means all-in cost pushes past €280k, above typical local values, so upside is modest. The rustico is agricultural/storage but described as convertible, not a core deal driver. Fair deal for someone wanting a custom rural home, not a flip.
More on the house and the area
Handsome ochre-fronted period townhouse with an imposing symmetrical facade and mullioned windows, set amid open Lombard farmland with 1,380 sqm of land and a rustic outbuilding. The aerial shot is the strongest asset: historic character plus countryside setting and a small vineyard/orchard. Interiors are dated and tired—peeling ceiling beams, old tiled floors, mismatched covered furniture—and the whole property needs full renovation. At 333 EUR/sqm for 270 sqm it is inexpensive, but the wow is potential rather than move-in appeal. Charming and characterful, not a scroll-stopper.
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€53,000 – €95,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs complete renovation
- Only 1 bathroom for 6 beds
- Interiors dated with peeling beams and old furnishings
- Rustic outbuilding also requires recovery
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 35/100This is the central Po plain between Cremona and Mantova, with flat agricultural land, drainage canals and scattered farmsteads. The Oglio river runs not far to the east, and the Po is farther south beyond Cremona. Cremona is the nearest city of size, with services, rail connections and its historic centre focused on the cathedral, Torrazzo and violin-making tradition, which is recognised by UNESCO as intangible heritage. The area is known for arable farming and the food-producing plain of the lower Lombard valley.