Casa indipendente nel centro di Casalpusterlengo
Nel pieno centro di Casalpusterlengo, proponiamo in vendita un’affascinante proprietà dal sapore storico, originariamente adibita a caserma e successivamente riconvertita in residenza privata. Una soluzione unica nel suo genere, ricca di carattere e completamente priva di spese condominiali. La proprietà gode di un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €79,000 for 133 sqm (€594/sqm), this already sits above your low-stock baseline of €408/sqm; with a needs-renovation estimate of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,294/sqm, making it weak on price. Positives are the historic-center position, independent access and a partly habitable ground floor, but the upper levels and mansarda/deposito still require substantial work.
More on the house and the area
This has real dream-home ingredients: a historic upper floor with soaring timber ceilings, atmospheric tower spaces and surprisingly open panoramic views. Crucially, it is not just a shell—the ground floor appears habitable with kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and heating already in place. The wow comes from character and potential rather than polished finish, so it suits someone happy to live downstairs while restoring the more beautiful upper level.
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€26,000 – €47,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Upper floor needs real renovation/modernisation
- Only one bathroom shown
- Outdoor space is small and quite enclosed
- Street access is via a long shared-looking passage/gate
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 33/100This is the lower Po plain between the Adda and Po river systems, with flat agricultural land, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads. The Po is the main nearby river to the south, and the Adda runs farther west. Lodi is the nearest provincial town of size, with a historic centre and services; Piacenza is also close enough to matter for work and shopping. The area is known for intensive farming and dairy production in the Lombard plain.