Casa Semindipendente in vendita a San Benedetto Po, Portiolo
Casa semindipendente in vendita a San Benedetto Po, zona Portiolo, libera da subito. L'immobile si sviluppa su due livelli per un totale di 88 mq (circa 80 mq calpestabili) ed è composto da 4 locali, tra cui 2 camere da letto e 1 bagno. Ampio giardino privato con possibilità di realizzare un box auto. La casa si…
What it really costs
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At €38,000 for 88 sqm, the ask is €432/sqm, slightly above your low-stock baseline of €408/sqm in Lombardia townhouses. The text says 'da ripulire' with double-glazed windows and heating, so I estimate light-to-moderate works at about €350/sqm, bringing the effective cost to about €782/sqm: acceptable for a livable customization project, but not a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell: roofed, floored, with windows, bathroom, heating and decent volume, plus a generous garden setting. The wow comes more from the potential shown by the renovation renders and the very low price than from the current reality, which is plain and tired but livable with work. It feels like a modest countryside home you could improve into something charming, not an instant dream house.
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.
Our read of the photos, €350/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Current photos mix real rooms with clear virtual renovation renders
- Real interior is dated and needs cleaning/updating before it feels attractive
- Exterior facade is plain and weathered in current condition
- No proved scenic view or special historic location
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 41/100The area is the Po plain on and around the Po River, with flat agricultural land, drainage channels and levees. The cluster is close to the Po and the Lirone and Zara channels in the lower Mantovano plain. San Benedetto Po is known for the Abbey of Polirone, a major Benedictine complex in the town. Mantova is the nearest city of size, with a full range of services and a major historic center. The wider area is known for irrigated farming and for the river landscape of the lower Po.