Rustico/casale in Piazza del Mercato
GODIASCO – SALICE TERME – Nel cuore della rinomata località dell'Oltrepò Pavese, affacciato sulla piazza principale ma in posizione riservata, proponiamo in vendita un ampio fabbricato di circa 600 mq, disposto su tre livelli, completo di box auto, locali accessori, cortile e giardino privato. L'immobile è interamente…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This 600 sqm farmhouse is explicitly entirely to be restored, so the effective cost is about €38,000 + (600×€1,100) = €698,000, or roughly €1,163/sqm effective. That is far above the low-stock baseline of €387/sqm for Lombardia farmhouses, despite the central Salice Terme location and private garden.
More on the house and the area
The setting has charm: a private garden/courtyard with mature flowering shrubs, a church-tower backdrop and pleasant village views from the square nearby. But this is clearly a major renovation project rather than a ready home, with worn facades and tired external structures, so the wow comes more from scale and location than present-day livability.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€238,000 – €351,000
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.
- Entire building appears fully to renovate.
- No interior photos to prove current livability.
- Facade, balconies and exterior finishes show significant deterioration.
- Large 600 sqm size could mean very high restoration costs.
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 58/100The cluster sits in the Staffora valley in the Oltrepò Pavese, with low Apennine hills rising south toward the Ligurian Apennines. The Staffora stream runs through the area. Salice Terme is a spa locality, and Voghera is the nearest larger town, with rail services, hospitals and the main everyday shopping and services. The area is known for vineyards, mixed farming and the hill roads of the Oltrepò.