casa cielo terra San rocco al Porto
Vi proponiamo una casa indipendente disposta su due livelli, al piano terra troviamo un accogliente cucina abitabile con annesso ripostiglio o zona lavatrice e asciugatrice, e una zona soggiorno, al primo piano sono presenti due camere da letto con una piccola cabina armadio e un bagno. la proprietà è completata da un…
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 €75,000 for 50 sqm, the ask is €1,500/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,700/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €408/sqm in Lombardia. The extra garage/cascina, cellar and 100 sqm garden add some value, but on the numbers this still looks expensive rather than discounted.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable little house rather than a ruin: it has a fitted kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms and basic livable condition. The main appeal is the independent setup with garage/outbuilding and a 100 sqm garden/veg patch, but visually it is quite plain and needs tidying and updating to feel charming.
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€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.
- Garden/outdoor area is overgrown and needs cleanup
- Interiors look habitable but dated and fairly dark
- No notable view or standout architectural character visible
- Small 50 sqm layout may feel tight for full-time living
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 31/100The cluster is on the Po plain by the River Po, with the city of Piacenza immediately across the river; that brings daily access to a full provincial capital with a historic centre, rail station and services. The surrounding landscape within 15 km is mainly flat agricultural land, river embankments, scattered industrial and logistics areas, and transport infrastructure tied to the A1 corridor and the Piacenza urban edge.