Terratetto unifamiliare in Rodigo
DESCRIZIONE IMMOBILE L'abitazione si sviluppa con ingresso al piano terra, dove trovano spazio il soggiorno con angolo cottura, un bagno di servizio con box doccia e zona lavanderia, oltre a un pratico ripostiglio ricavato nel sottoscala. Il primo piano è dedicato alla zona notte ed è composto da due camere da letto…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable but with small maintenance/modernisation works upstairs, so I estimate about €250/m² renovation; effective cost is roughly €1,074/m² (€70,000 + ~€21,250), versus a low-stock baseline of €406/m². Good photo set and a garage help, but mechanically this sits far above the baseline, so it looks only fair value rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home, not a project: fitted kitchen, two bathrooms, finished floors, heating and decent overall condition make it immediately habitable. The big charm point is the canal-side setting behind the house, which gives it a much more romantic feel than the ordinary street facade suggests. Interiors are simple rather than stunning, with some character from the beams and exposed brick, but it still needs light modernization rather than offering full dream-home wow.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- plain roadside frontage
- some updating/maintenance needed upstairs
- limited outdoor living space visible
- waterfront position may raise humidity/flood-risk questions
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 lower Mantuan plain, with a landscape of fields, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads. The Mincio valley and the lakes around Mantova lie to the northeast, with Mantova the nearest city of size and its full services and major historic centre. The area is known for intensive agriculture in the Po plain.