Casa singola su due livelli con doppio garage e giardino
COPPARO - LOC. AMBROGIO: Casini Immobiliare propone in vendita, in posizione centrale della località di Ambrogio, casa singola su due livelli ricca di comodità. La stessa difatti ospitava in origine un hair studio (ad oggi fuso con l'abitazione) pertanto si presterebbe nuovamente a coniugare residenziale 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 €67,000 for 250 sqm, the ask is just €268/sqm; assuming habitable condition at about €200/sqm renovation, the effective cost is ~€468/sqm, still only about 19% above this low-stock baseline of €394/sqm. The very large size, central location, 85 photos, garage and flexible two-unit layout support a strong score despite likely modernization needs for a 1956 house.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, genuinely usable house rather than a ruin, with two bathrooms, garages, balcony and flexible two-unit potential. But the photos show a very ordinary suburban roadside setting and little visible charm or landscape appeal. At the price and size it has value, yet the wow factor is modest and it looks more practical than dreamy.
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€17,000 – €28,000
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.
- Plain roadside setting with no notable view
- Exterior spaces are mostly paved and a bit scruffy
- Likely needs updating despite being habitable
- Commercial/merged layout may feel less residential
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 43/100This is the lower Po plain, with flat agricultural land and drainage canals around the branches of the Po; the Po di Volano and the Po di Goro are the named waterways in the wider delta area nearby. The Po Delta Regional Park extends into this part of Ferrara province, with wetlands and reclaimed farmland east of Copparo. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status as the city of the Este and for its relationship with the Po delta. The area is known for reclaimed lowland agriculture and delta wetlands rather than for relief.