Casa singola+ capannone
Nel cuore della tranquilla zona di San Croce a Sermide, vi proponiamo un affascinante rustico casale in vendita, ideale per chi cerca un connubio tra tradizione e comfort moderno. Questa proprietà di 250 mq si sviluppa su tre livelli, offrendo ampi spazi e una distribuzione funzionale. Al piano terra, troverete un…
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
Asking price is €69,000 for 350 sqm (€197/sqm), but the text says the house is habitable with some renovation needed and energy class G, so I estimate about €250/sqm in works, bringing effective cost to roughly €447/sqm. That is only modestly above the local baseline of €390/sqm, but the large size and included 100 sqm outbuilding make it a still solid rather than exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a very attractive, substantial farmhouse with a well-kept rural exterior, mature trees, planted courtyard and a useful outbuilding. The house looks genuinely habitable now, with finished floors, bathrooms and orderly circulation, though the interiors are fairly ordinary and some updating is still needed. At €69k for this size, it has strong dream-to-reality appeal as a real home rather than a shell.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€29,000 – €49,000
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.
- Interior style looks plain and partly dated rather than characterful.
- Description mentions some renovation and energy upgrading is likely needed (class G).
- No proven scenic view beyond flat rural surroundings.
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, with the Po nearby as the main landscape feature. The area is flat farmland with embankments, irrigation canals and scattered hamlets. Within about 15 km the nearest town of some size is Badia Polesine, which has the usual services and a railway station on the Verona–Rovigo line. Ferrara is reachable for practical needs beyond the immediate area but lies outside the local radius.