Terratetto unifamiliare in Torricella del Pizzo
Casa unifamiliare situata a Torricella del Pizzo, in centro paese. Complessivamente composto da due fabbricati distinti il primo costituente abitazione sulla via Roma che si sviluppa su due piani,un piano terra/rialzato e un piano primo. All'interno sono presenti quattro locali e un bagno. La cucina è abitabile 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 €70,000 for 165 sqm, the ask is €424/sqm; assuming habitable condition, the effective cost is about €624/sqm including ~€200/sqm refresh, versus a low-stock baseline of €406/sqm in Lombardia townhouses. Central village location, heating, accessory spaces and 387 sqm of land help, but on a total-cost basis it is only a fair deal rather than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell: the main dwelling has a functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms and heating, so it looks livable now. The appeal is practical more than dreamy, with plain interiors and a simple facade, but the extra outbuilding, vegetable garden and land add useful lifestyle value. Overall it feels more solid bargain countryside home than wow-property.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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 is habitable but dated and needs cosmetic updating.
- Rear accessory building looks worn and may need significant refurbishment.
- No notable view or standout historic character shown.
- Street-front setting and shared rear courtyard reduce romance/privacy.
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 38/100The cluster lies in the Po plain beside the Po River, in a flat landscape of embankments, fields, irrigation channels and scattered farm buildings. Casalmaggiore is the nearest town of size and has the main services and a developed historic center on the Po. This stretch of lower Cremona province is known for agriculture and for riverplain settlements between the Po and Oglio basins.