Casa indipendente con garage in centro
ARDA CASE SRL, agenzia immobiliare associata alla FIAIP (Federazione Italiana Agenti Immobiliari Professionali) garantisce professionalità, serietà e osservanza del codice Deontologico, è sul mercato immobiliare da oltre 30 anni, si occupa di ogni pratica necessaria alla compravendita residenziale o commerciale e…
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 €98,000 for 88 sqm, the ask is about €1,114/sqm; with only light updates assumed (~€100/sqm) the effective cost is ~€1,214/sqm. That is far above this catalog baseline of €472/sqm in Emilia Romagna townhouses, despite positive signs like independent layout, garage, new windows and external insulation.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a project: it has a fitted kitchen, bathroom, heating, decent floors and the listing suggests new windows and external insulation. The wow factor is limited, though, because the architecture and setting are ordinary and the interiors feel functional but dated rather than beautiful. At the price, it has practical appeal more than dream-home magic.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €100/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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- Very plain 1980s exterior and no scenic views.
- Interiors are dated and will likely need cosmetic updating.
- Outdoor space is a hard-surfaced/gravel yard rather than a pretty garden.
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 39/100Pontenure sits in the central Po plain. The Nure and Trebbia river country lies nearby, with the first Piacenza hills beginning to the south around the Val Nure and Val Trebbia. Piacenza is the nearest town of size and has full everyday services, a historic centre, rail links and motorway access. This part of the province is known for arable farming and for the transition from plain to the Apennine foothills farther south.