Villetta a schiera di Testa con garage e giardino
APPROVATO GRUPPO CASA PER CASA: VALUTATO, CONTROLLATO, GESTITO IN ESCLUSIVA ZONA - A pochi chilometri dal centro di Donada, esattamente in Via Fornaci, in una zona ben servita, ricca di verde e composta prevalentemente da abitazioni indipendenti, proponiamo in vendita una villetta a schiera di testa disposta su di un…
What it really costs
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The description explicitly says the house is for renovation, so I estimate about €700/m² works: effective cost is roughly €1,250/m² (€55,000 + ~€70,000 renovation on 100 m²). That is well above the local baseline of €406/m² for cheap Veneto townhouses, so despite the garage, cellar, garden and decent photo set, this looks only a fair deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a solid, usable house rather than a romantic dream property: it has complete rooms, a bathroom, kitchen, heating and a garage/cellar, so it looks genuinely livable from day one. The wow factor is low, with plain suburban exterior and no meaningful views or historic character, but at €55k it has some appeal as a cheap, practical base with space to update.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €35,000
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 1960s interiors need renovation/modernisation
- No real view or notable setting shown
- Outdoor space appears modest and partly hardscaped
- Basement/utility areas are basic and unfinished
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 71/100The cluster lies in the Po Delta, between branches of the Po including the Po di Venezia and Po di Maistra, in a flat landscape of reclaimed land, canals, embankments, fishing valleys and wetlands. The Po Delta Regional Park is within the area. The nearest town of size is Adria, which has daily services and a museum linked to the ancient port and Etruscan settlement. The area is known for lagoon fishing, mussel farming, rice and other reclaimed-land agriculture.