Terratetto unifamiliare in Polesella
Casa indipendente di 142 m² con cortile privato – Polesella (RO) In zona tranquilla e comoda ai principali servizi, proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente di circa 142 m², ideale per famiglie o per chi desidera personalizzare la propria abitazione. L'immobile è composto da: ingresso; ampio salotto; sala da…
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
Habitable independent townhouse at 317 EUR/m2 vs 377 median (16% below baseline is solid). Fresh listing (2 days), 14 photos, private courtyard, garage, heating. Condition is habitable so renovation is light/cosmetic (~300/m2 to modernize). Below-market price on a livable 142m2 detached-style home makes this a good deal.
More on the house and the area
Ordinary detached townhouse in Polesella (RO), Veneto, presented at a low \u20ac317/m\u00b2. The exterior is a plain, weathered rendered facade with cracked plaster and a satellite dish. Interiors are dated: 1970s-style patterned floor tiles, an aging yellow-tiled bathroom, a basic kitchen, and cluttered rooms full of boxes. The courtyard is functional but overgrown. Nothing here stops the scroll\u2014no stunning spaces, views, or historic charm. The only mild appeal is the low absolute price for 142 m\u00b2, but the eur/m2 is not extreme enough and the condition uninspiring, so it stays firmly ordinary/no-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€14,000 – €24,000
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.
- Dated interiors throughout with worn tiling and old bathroom
- Overgrown courtyard vegetation
- Property looks tired and in need of modernization
- No standout architectural or location features
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 38/100The area lies in the lower Po plain, with flat agricultural land and the Po di Goro and other branches of the Po delta landscape not far to the south and east, though the immediate surroundings are mainly reclaimed farmland and river plain. The Po runs nearby and shapes the local geography. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status for the Renaissance city and the Po Delta cultural landscape. The area is known for agriculture and for its position between the lower Po and the routes toward Ferrara and Rovigo.