Casa Indipendente
In contesto tranquillo, proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente su due lati da ristrutturare, disposta su due livelli oltre a soffitta, ideale per chi è alla ricerca di una soluzione personalizzabile. L’immobile è così composto: Piano terra: ingresso, soggiorno, cucina abitabile, bagno e accesso diretto al cortiletto…
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 €29,000 plus an estimated €74,200 renovation (€700/m2 for 106 m2), the effective cost is about €974/m2, far above the local baseline of €407/m2. The house has useful extras like a private courtyard and garage, but as a full renovation project the numbers look weak rather than cheap.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap, real townhouse with a private courtyard and usable basic structure, not a ruin. But the photos show little beauty or character, and the house needs clear renovation before it feels pleasant to live in. More practical project than dream-home fantasy.
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€21,000 – €37,000
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.
- Needs full cosmetic renovation and a deep clean
- Interiors show damp/staining and tired bathroom finishes
- Courtyard is plain and scruffy rather than scenic
- Attic/outbuildings look storage-grade, not ready living space
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 38/100This is the flat rice-growing plain of the Lomellina, between the Po and Sesia river systems, with fields, irrigation canals, poplar stands and scattered farmsteads around the village. The Po runs to the south of this part of the province, and the landscape within everyday range is mainly agricultural lowland rather than hill or mountain country. The nearest larger centres are Casale Monferrato and Vigevano for broader services, while Mortara is the local market town with rail connections and shops. The area is known for rice cultivation in the western Lombardy plain.