Due abitazioni con deposito
Riva del Po (FE) – Località Ponte Punzetti Proponiamo in vendita interessante edificio indipendente composto da due abitazioni speculari, ciascuna di circa 55 mq, oltre a deposito di 140 mq. Le due unità abitative, con ingressi indipendenti, rappresentano la soluzione ideale per due nuclei familiari, per chi desidera…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price is €230/m2 vs baseline median €492/m2, so ~53% below median — attractive on paper. Listed as 152 sqm/Habitable, but description says two mirrored 55 sqm units (~110 sqm living) PLUS a 140 sqm deposito/magazzino. This means the sqm figure likely excludes the large storage area, and a big chunk of value is non-residential warehouse space, not habitable — inflating the effective €/m2 comparison against a residential baseline. Condition 'Habitable' plus heating/garage/cellar tags is positive, but 1950 build, no energy class, and only 3 photos limit confidence. Two independent units are useful for rental/dependance. Renovation likely modest for the living units but the deposito needs work to be usable. Net: a genuinely cheap indipendente with upside, but the headline discount is partly an artifact of contradictory sqm/agricultural-storage classification, so fair rather than a clear steal.
More on the house and the area
An unusual symmetrical brick building with arched windows and decorative pilasters giving it modest historic/period character—more distinctive than a typical rural house. However, the property is visibly overgrown and appears semi-abandoned despite the 'habitable' label, with no interior photos. The very low price (€230/m²) creates a bargain hook, but the wow is tempered by evident neglect, a generic flat farmland setting, and limited visual documentation.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€17,000 – €30,000
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.
- Description claims 'habitable' but photos show a heavily overgrown, apparently abandoned building
- Roof and windows appear neglected; likely needs full renovation
- Flat agricultural surroundings, no notable views or amenities visible
- Only 3 exterior photos, no interior shown
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 43/100This is the lower Po plain, with flat reclaimed farmland cut by drainage canals and embankments. The Po di Volano and the wider Po Delta area are nearby, and the Parco regionale del Delta del Po lies within this part of eastern Ferrara province. Codigoro is the nearest larger local centre with everyday services and rail links, while Ferrara is the main city for higher-level services and monuments. The area is known for reclamation landscapes, arable farming, and proximity to the wetlands of the delta.