Soluzione indipendente con rustico esterno
Se cerchi una soluzione che unisca indipendenza, ampi spazi interni e un contesto tranquillo, questa è l'opportunità che fa per te. Rara da trovare, libera su due lati paralleli e inserita in una piccola e curatissima corte comune, questa proprietà su due livelli offre tutta la versatilità che desideri. La casa si…
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 €19,000 for 115 sqm, the ask is just €165/sqm, but with a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is ~€865/sqm. That sits well above this low-stock baseline of €406/sqm, so despite the very low entry price and useful annex/garage potential, it looks ordinary-to-weak value unless renovation needs are lighter than stated.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap, real house rather than a shell: it has floors, kitchen, bathroom, heating and usable main rooms. But the wow factor is low, with a plain courtyard setting and tired interiors, while the rustic/ground-floor spaces show clear moisture damage and renovation needs. At €19k for 115 sqm it has value, but it feels 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€23,000 – €41,000
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.
- Interiors are very dated and need significant modernization.
- Ground-floor/rustic spaces show visible damp, peeling plaster and deterioration.
- Bathroom is functional but in poor condition and likely needs full refit.
- No views, garden or standout exterior character shown.
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 40/100Ottobiano sits in the Lomellina, the western Po plain between the Po and Ticino rivers, with flat agricultural land, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads around the settlement. The Po flows south of here and the Ticino valley is to the east, but the immediate 15 km surroundings are mainly cultivated plain. The nearest town of size is Vigevano, which has a substantial historic centre and services. This area is known for rice cultivation in the Lomellina.