Casa di corte con giardino privato
a 3 Km da Casalpusterlengo - Casa di corte con 600 mq di giardino privato , disposta su due livelli e composta da soggiorno, cucina, bagno e due ampie camere. In corpo staccato cantine e box. Da ristrutturare !!!!
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Listed at €79,000 for 176 sqm (€449/sqm), but the description says 'da ristrutturare', so I estimate about €700/sqm renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,149/sqm versus a €409/sqm baseline. The 600 sqm private garden and garage/cellar help a bit, but on these numbers it looks weak rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
The private garden with a large mature tree adds some appeal, and the price-per-square-metre is cheap for the amount of space. But visually this is a very plain courtyard house, and the detached garages/outbuildings look rough and partly neglected. It feels like a practical renovation project rather than a dream Italian home today.
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€35,000 – €62,000
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.
- Main house looks very tired and needs renovation.
- Outbuildings/rear structures appear semi-derelict and overgrown.
- No scenic views or standout setting visible in photos.
- Photos do not show a ready, attractive interior.
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 31/100This is the lower Po plain between the Adda and Po river systems, with flat agricultural land and scattered irrigation channels. The Po is the main nearby river landscape to the south, and the Adda runs west of the area. Casalpusterlengo is the nearest town of size for daily needs, and Lodi and Piacenza are the nearest larger centres with fuller services and rail connections. The area is known for intensive farming and dairy production in the Padana plain.