Villette a schiera in vendita a Argenta, Santa Maria Codifiume
S. MARIA CODIFIUME - Villetta a schiera composto, al piano terra, da ingresso che conduce ad un ampio soggiorno, cucina abitabile separata e bagno completo di tutti i servizi e box doccia. Al piano superiore si sviluppa la zona notte, che ospita due camere da letto matrimoniali. Completano la proprietà una corte…
What it really costs
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Townhouse at 851 EUR/m2 vs baseline median of 492 EUR/m2, so it sits ~73% above the local median — not a bargain on price-per-sqm terms. However the absolute price (57k for 67m2, 3 rooms, 2 beds, private courtyard) is low and the property appears habitable and livable per the description (complete bathroom, eat-in kitchen, two bedrooms). Fresh listing (1 day) with 44 photos suggests genuine marketing. Fair deal overall, leaning positive on absolute affordability but held back by the above-median unit price and unverified condition.
More on the house and the area
Modest terraced house in a small rural hamlet near Argenta. The setting offers open countryside/farmland views behind the cluster of houses, providing a mild land/nature appeal. However, the property itself is ordinary: white plastered facade, brown shutters, wedged between neighboring buildings on a plain village street. The single interior photo shows a small, freshly renovated kitchen/living area with a spiral staircase—clean but generic and cramped. Low price and price/sqm are reasonable but not extraordinary for the area. No historic character, no striking architecture, no dramatic views. Overall a functional but unremarkable listing with no scroll-stopping wow.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Renovated interior is basic and small
- Terraced house tightly packed among neighbors
- Rooms shot mostly of exteriors/roofs, only one plain interior
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 the eastern Bolognese plain in the lower Po Valley, with flat agricultural land, drainage canals and scattered hamlets. The Reno valley and the first Apennine relief are well beyond the immediate area, so within about 15 km the landscape is predominantly reclaimed plain rather than hill country. Bologna is the nearest large city and provides the full range of services, rail links and airport access, but it does not change the character of the immediate surroundings. The area is known mainly for arable farming and the network of waterways typical of the plain between Bologna and Ferrara.