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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
Price is very low at €335/m², but with a realistic renovation budget of about €650/m² the effective cost is ~€985/m², well above the low-stock baseline of €387/m² for Lombardia farmhouses. The new roof materially reduces risk versus a full restore, and 224 m² plus annex spaces add utility, but this is more a large renovation project than a bargain on effective cost.
More on the house and the area
There is some rustic farmhouse appeal here: a large 1900s brick-and-plaster house, useful annexes, and a leafy plot with mature trees. But this is clearly a renovation project rather than a ready home; the roof is redone, yet the exteriors are heavily worn and the lack of interior photos makes true livability unproven. At €75k for 224 sqm it has space and potential, but the wow is more in the project value than in immediate dream-home beauty.
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, €650/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€44,000 – €79,000
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.
- Full renovation needed despite the redone roof
- No interior photos to prove current livability
- Overgrown yard and outbuildings need major clearing/work
- Roadside village setting with no notable views
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 39/100This is the flat lower Lomellina plain between the Po and Ticino systems, with rice fields, poplar groves, irrigation canals and embanked rivers shaping the landscape. The Po runs nearby to the south, and the countryside around Pavia is known for rice farming. Pavia is the nearest city of size, with a historic centre, the Certosa di Pavia in its territory, and rail links toward Milan and Genoa.