Villa indipendente con doppio fabbricato
Non tutte le case offrono la libertà di immaginare il futuro come desideri. Questa villa indipendente, situata a Polignano, frazione di San Pietro in Cerro, è la scelta ideale per chi cerca una casa solida da personalizzare e desidera avere ambienti accessori che aprono nuove possibilità. Il piano abitativo si sviluppa…
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
At €99,000 for 139 sqm, the ask is about €712/sqm, but with a realistic renovation budget of ~€800/sqm for an outdated house plus a second outbuilding to restore, the effective cost is roughly €1,512/sqm. That is far above this catalog baseline of €395/sqm in Emilia Romagna, although the independent villa format, revised roof and extra garage/cellar/outbuilding support a mid-range score rather than a trap.
More on the house and the area
This is a solid, genuinely livable detached house, not a ruin: it has floors, heating, bathroom, kitchen and generous practical space including garage and cellar. But the photos show very little beauty or character, with plain dated interiors and no proven view, garden or standout setting. At the price and size it has value, yet the dream factor is modest unless you are focused on renovation potential.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€27,000 – €49,000
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.
- Dated 1960s interiors need significant cosmetic updating.
- Visible wall cracking in one bedroom should be checked structurally.
- Bathroom and kitchen are usable but very old-fashioned.
- The extra outbuilding is completely to renovate.
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 35/100Caorso sits on the lower Po plain near the River Po, in a flat agricultural landscape of fields, irrigation channels and levees. Piacenza is the nearest city of size, with a historic centre, services and rail connections. The area is known for intensive farming on the Po valley plain.