Cascina da ristrutturare
2 ABITAZIONI CON AREA DI 6000 MQ Proponiamo in frazione di Monticelli d'Ongina 2 case disposte su due livelli, interamente da ristrutturare, di totali 400 mq circa. Completano la proprietà un magazzino di 66 mq con fienile e circa 6000 mq di area. Soli Euro 60.000,00. Possibilità di realizzare un bed and…
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
This is explicitly interamente da ristrutturare, so I treat it as a full restoration at about €1,100/m²; effective cost is roughly €1,300/m² including the €200/m² asking price. That is far above your low-stock baseline of €291/m² for Emilia-Romagna farmhouses, even allowing for the 6,000 m² land and extra outbuilding, so the headline price looks cheap but the project is not.
More on the house and the area
This is a big old farmhouse complex with a decent amount of land and some rustic courtyard appeal, especially for the price. But the photos show a worn, workmanlike property rather than a romantic dream home, and the single bathroom/interiors look dated and in need of major updating. It feels like a substantial renovation project with potential, not a ready-to-love wow house.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€119,000 – €176,000
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.
- Needs full renovation and looks tired throughout
- Very limited proven interior charm/livability from photos
- Rural outbuildings may need repair or upgrading
- No view or special setting beyond flat countryside
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 sits in the lower Po plain on the Po River, with flat agricultural land and riverside embankments. Cremona is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre and services across the river area. Piacenza is also within normal daily reach for broader services and rail connections. This part of the Bassa Piacentina is known for intensive farming and for the river landscape of the Po.