Casa indipendente in Vicolo San Rocco 8
VENDESI Immobile situato all'interno di una corte con ingresso comune, l'abitazione è dotata di accessori in corpo staccato ed orto di proprietà esclusiva. Immobile posto su due piani abitativi: corridoio con ingresso-cucina abitabile-soggiorno-ripostiglio e sottoscala al PT, due camere da letto-disimpegno e servizi…
What it really costs
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At €85,000 for 175 sqm, the asking price is €486/m²; with a light habitable-home allowance of about €200/m², the effective cost is roughly €686/m² versus a low-stock baseline of €579/m². The description suggests a basically livable house with heating, double-glazed wood windows, and exclusive garden/vegetable plot, so it looks like a decent but not standout deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a ruin: it has floors, windows, radiators, a kitchen and bedrooms, so it looks basically habitable. The downside is that the interiors are very dated and plain, with little proven character or view, while the garden/orto and ivy-covered outbuilding add only a modest rustic charm. Good size for the money, but 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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and need significant cosmetic updating.
- Only one bathroom is shown, and it looks basic/old-fashioned.
- Part of the outbuilding/garage area appears rough and storage-like.
- The house sits inside a shared courtyard, so privacy and independent setting are limited.
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 34/100This is the central Po plain between Cremona and Brescia, with flat agricultural land, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads. The Oglio River runs to the east of this area, and the Adda is farther west. The nearest larger town is Cremona, which has a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections, and the area is known for intensive farming and the wider plain landscape of lower Lombardy.