Casa Semindipendente in vendita a Mesola, Bosco
Casa semindipendente in vendita a Mesola, località Bosco, disponibile da subito al rogito. L'immobile si sviluppa su due livelli per un totale di 87 mq, di cui 78 mq calpestabili, ed è composto da 5 locali tra cui 2 camere da letto e 1 bagno; è presente un piccolo spazio scoperto all'esterno di proprietà in più è…
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
At €42,000 for 87 sqm, the asking price is €483/sqm; with a habitable-home allowance of about €200/sqm for the small works mentioned, the effective cost is about €683/sqm versus a €472/sqm baseline. It is therefore not cheap on a like-for-like basis, but the house is furnished, immediately available, in good condition, and only 6 km from the sea, which supports a still-decent score.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely habitable, furnished small house rather than a shell, with usable rooms, kitchen and bathroom already in place. However, the look is very dated and the exterior is plain, so the dream factor is modest despite the low price. The little outside space and mature tree help a bit, but this feels more practical bargain than beautiful Italian fantasy.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Interiors are very dated and need cosmetic updating.
- Exterior and outdoor space look plain and somewhat neglected.
- No meaningful view or standout historic character is shown.
- Photos suggest a roadside setting, so privacy/charm may be limited.
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 74/100The area is the lower Po Delta, with the Po di Goro and other delta branches shaping flat reclaimed land, embankments, canals and fishing valleys. The Parco Regionale del Delta del Po surrounds Mesola, and the Boscone della Mesola lies nearby as a remnant lowland wood inside the delta system. The Adriatic coast is close at the Lidi di Volano and nearby delta shorelines, with beach and pinewood areas within the local coastal belt. Mesola itself is known for the Castello Estense, and the wider area is known for delta fishing, wetlands and birdlife.