Villa a schiera in vendita a Ficarolo
In vendita a Ficarolo, porzione di casa su due livelli, libera al rogito e con una storia che risale al 1800. La proprietà si estende su una superficie totale di 143 m², suddivisi in 8 locali, tra cui 4 camere da letto ideali per accogliere famiglie numerose. Lo stato attuale della casa è libero al rogito, offrendo la…
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 for 143 m², the ask is only €203/m², but with a realistic renovation budget of about €700/m² the effective cost is roughly €903/m², well above the local baseline of €403/m² for similar low-priced stock. The description clearly says it needs renovation, so despite the large size and garden, this looks weak on numbers rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine old-house character: exposed beams, period floors, an 1800s feel, and a surprisingly generous private garden. It is a real house rather than a shell, with roof, floors, and usable room volumes, but the interiors are worn and dated and need substantial renovation to become comfortable. At €29k for 143 m² with garden, the value helps the dream.
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€28,000 – €50,000
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 interior renovation before comfortable living
- Facade and street side are quite plain/tired
- No scenic views or standout location shown
- Likely upgrades needed to kitchen, bathroom, and systems
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 39/100The Po runs by Ficarolo, in the broad lower Po plain of embankments, fields and riverside settlements. This is the Polesine landscape between the Po and its branches, with flat agricultural land and flood-control works as the dominant setting. Occhiobello is the nearest larger centre, and Ferrara is the nearest major city with full services and a large historic centre just beyond the provincial border. The area is known for river agriculture and for the history of floods and land reclamation in the lower Po.