Cascina in Borghetto Lodigiano
Borghetto lodigiano, frazione, Amanti campagna Lodigiana, Immersa nel verde e nella tranquillità, casa indipendente sui 3 lati, da ristrutturare, posta su due livelli, piano terra: un soggiorno, la cucina abitabile, piano primo, due camere, bagno; in corpo staccato, locali di deposito, portico; androne con passo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Farmhouse at 708 EUR/m2 is above the local median (382 EUR/m2), but that baseline mixes all conditions/types and this is a detached farmhouse on 96 sqm with 930 sqm of land and fruit trees, cellar, portico and storage buildings—land plus outbuildings justify a premium over bare median. At 68k total the absolute price is low. Needs full renovation, so budget ~800 EUR/m2 (~77k) for habitability. Fresh listing (3 days). Missing building year and energy class; description also includes generic agency boilerplate soliciting other properties, not deal-specific. Overall a solid opportunity if renovation costs are controlled and the land/outbuildings are wanted.
More on the house and the area
Typical Lombardy village fixer-upper. Exterior is an unremarkable two-tone stuccoed/tiled corner house on a rural road. Interiors are wholly dated (wood paneling, patterned floor tiles, wall-mounted boiler, old fixtures) with visible mold and peeling plaster — needs full renovation. Only mild appeal is the green setting and the 930 sqm fruit-tree plot, but nothing here stops the scroll. No standout views, character, or bargain wow given the renovation burden at ~708 EUR/m2.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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.
- Heavily dated interior throughout, needs full renovation
- Mold/damp visible on multiple walls
- Corner house on a village road, plain exterior with dated tile cladding
- Outbuildings/portico in derelict state
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 34/100This is flat lower Po plain country, with fields, irrigation canals and the Lambro river in the area. Within daily life the reference town is Lodi, which has a historic centre, services and rail connections. The wider area is known for intensive agriculture and dairy production in the Lodigiano plain.