Rustico/casale in Via Maggiore
CASA INDIPENDENTE CON AMPIO GIARDINO CREMONA: Proponiamo in vendita un'interessante casa indipendente situata nelle vicinanze del servito paese di Sesto ed Uniti, in località Luignano, ideale per chi desidera vivere in un contesto tranquillo senza rinunciare alla comodità dei principali servizi. L'abitazione, della…
What it really costs
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At €94,900 for 165 sqm, the ask is €575/sqm; assuming habitable condition from the description, effective cost is about €775/sqm after ~€200/sqm refresh. That is roughly 2.0x the low-stock baseline of €387/sqm for Lombardia farmhouses, so this looks ordinary-to-weak rather than a bargain despite the independent house, garden, and 23 photos.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, sizable house with usable rooms, a bathroom in place, radiators, and a long covered terrace, so it is more home than shell. The main visual interest comes from a few old-school details like the arched openings and fireplace, but most interiors are basic and dated. It has some dream value because of the independent farmhouse format and garden at a low €/m², yet it needs meaningful refreshment and kitchen work to become truly appealing.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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 largely plain and dated rather than visually special.
- Kitchen/utility area shows clear deterioration and needs substantial renovation.
- No proven scenic views or standout exterior beauty in the photos.
- Likely requires updating before feeling fully comfortable to live in.
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 38/100This is the flat agricultural plain between the Oglio and Adda river systems in the lower Lombardy countryside. The Oglio runs a few kilometres east of Annicco, with strips of riparian woodland and the Parco Oglio Nord along parts of its course. Soresina is the nearest town of some size and has rail service, shops and everyday services; Cremona is the main city for wider services and employment. The area is known for intensive farming and the dairy production of the Po plain.