Rustico in vendita a Calto
Rustico in vendita a Calto, situato su due livelli e libero al rogito. L'immobile, costruito nel 1950, si presenta in stato di conservazione da ristrutturare ed è privo di arredamento. Dotato di infissi in legno e vetro, offre un'esposizione su tutti i lati (nord, sud, est, ovest), garantendo un'ottima luminosità…
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
Rustico/farmhouse from 1950 needing full renovation at €495/m2, above the €330/m2 regional median, so a ~50% premium on baseline. However it includes a private garden and annexed land, and 91m2 with 5 rooms is decent. Full renovation of an old rustico typically runs ~€1000/m2, meaning ~€91k more on top of €45k purchase — total ~€136k. Calto is a small inland Veneto town, limited resale demand. Habitability is the main concern (needs full renovation). Priced above baseline but not egregiously; a fair project property for a renovation buyer, not a bargain.
More on the house and the area
A 1950 two-storey rustico in Calto (Veneto) presented as a full renovation project. Exterior photos show a crumbling plaster-and-brick shell, ivy consuming one facade, decayed wooden shutters, and overgrown grass amid flat farmland. Interior shots reveal rotting ceiling beams, damp walls, a bare staircase, and rooms crammed with boxes and stored furniture. The isolated field setting offers quiet and attached land, the only mild positive. At €45k / €495/m2 it is cheap but the cost and scale of works are substantial, and nothing here is visually striking. No standout interior, view, or historic character. Verdict: no_wow.
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, €1,000/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €32,000
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 deteriorated derelict shell requiring full renovation
- Interior cluttered with stored junk and visible roof/beam rot
- Overgrown site, ivy-covered facade, no energy class
- Flat agricultural surroundings with limited scenic appeal
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 lower Po plain around the Po River, with levees, fields and drainage canals. The Po runs by Calto and shapes the immediate landscape. The nearest larger towns are Rovigo and Ferrara, which provide the main services and rail connections. The area is known for agriculture in the Polesine plain.