Spaziosa Porzione di Bifamiliare in Vendita a Borgo Veneto
In una tranquilla zona residenziale di Santa Margherita d'Adige, proponiamo in vendita una porzione di bifamiliare che si estende su due livelli per un totale di circa 140 mq. L'immobile accoglie al piano terra con un ingresso, un ampio soggiorno con caminetto che offre uno spazio ideale per momenti di relax e…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €74,000 for 140 sqm, the ask is €529/sqm; assuming habitable condition from the description, effective cost is about €729/sqm including ~€200/sqm light updates. That is roughly 81% above the Veneto villa baseline (€403/sqm), so despite decent size and a residential setting it looks only a fair deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a project: complete rooms, kitchen, bathroom, heating and decent-sized bedrooms are all in place. But the wow factor is limited, with a very plain semi-detached exterior, no meaningful view, and interiors that feel solid but quite dated. At the price, the space is good value, yet it reads more practical than dream-home beautiful.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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.
- Exterior needs refreshing and looks a bit weathered.
- Interiors are dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- No notable view or standout setting shown in the photos.
- Ground-floor ceiling height appears low on the plan (2.15 m).
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 58/100This is the southern Padova plain between the Euganean Hills to the northwest and the Adige plain to the south, with flat agricultural land of fields, drainage canals and scattered villages. The Colli Euganei are the main named landscape feature in the area, starting roughly within this radius, with isolated volcanic hills, woodland and vineyard zones around places such as Arquà Petrarca, Monselice and Este. The nearest town of size is Monselice, which has a walled hilltop core and rail services; Este has a historic centre and the Carrarese castle. Arquà Petrarca is listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia. The wider area is known for farming and for the wine and olive cultivation linked to the Euganean Hills.