Casa indipendente
Casa indipendente di circa 140 mq disposta su due piani e composta al piano terreno da cucina abitabile e soggiorno, scala di collegamento interna che porta al piano primo dove oltre al disimpegno abbiamo tre camere da letto e due bagni. Box ad uso autorimessa, rustico e area esclusiva in parte cortile ed in parte…
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Detached townhouse, 140sqm on two floors, garage, rustico, and 780sqm garden for €60k (€429/m2) vs baseline €405/m2 — priced roughly at market, slight premium justified by land and independence. Fresh listing (6 days). Key issue: property is da ristrutturare, no heating, only one bathroom renovated ~20 years ago, so treat as not habitable requiring full renovation (~€800/m2). No condition/year/energy data. The generous land and detached status give real upside once renovated, but total cost (purchase + ~€110k reno) must be weighed against a low-demand rural Lombardia location.
More on the house and the area
Detached rural townhouse in poor condition needing complete renovation. Exterior shows peeling plaster, aged shutters, and a tired facade; no interior photos provided. The 780+ sqm exclusive courtyard/garden and garage are practical positives but not visually striking. Low price (€429/m2) reflects the extensive work required rather than a genuine bargain wow. Nothing scroll-stopping here—ordinary fixer-upper in an unremarkable setting.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€28,000 – €49,000
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.
- Property needs full renovation (da ristrutturare)
- No heating system except one bathroom renovated ~20 years ago
- Rural location in small town, exterior visibly weathered
- No energy class, building year, or condition data
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 38/100This is the flat agricultural plain between the Oglio and Adda river systems in the lower Lombardy countryside. The Oglio runs a few kilometres east of Annicco, with strips of riparian woodland and the Parco Oglio Nord along parts of its course. Soresina is the nearest town of some size and has rail service, shops and everyday services; Cremona is the main city for wider services and employment. The area is known for intensive farming and the dairy production of the Po plain.