Rustico/casale in Ragazzi
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What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €89,000 for 550 sqm, the asking price is just €162/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €387/sqm, already a very strong discount. The description calls it a large 'rustico' to turn into your dream home, so I assume major renovation (~€900/sqm); even then the huge size, garden and 27 photos keep it in diamond territory rather than trap territory.
More on the house and the area
The current property has the scale and bones of a substantial Lombard farmhouse, with a classic courtyard form and some rustic character. But the wow images are mostly renovation renderings: the real house shown in the existing photos is a large, rough rustico that needs serious work before it becomes a usable home. At €89k for 550 sqm it has strong project appeal and bargain value, but today it is more dream-to-build than dream-to-move-into.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€109,000 – €193,000
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.
- Renderings appear to show a future renovation, not the current state.
- Current interiors are raw and need major renovation before living there.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a very large farmhouse, so layout/services likely need reworking.
- Village setting with courtyard walls means no scenic views.
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 flat Po plain farmland between the Adda and Serio river areas, with fields, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads as the immediate landscape. The Adda river corridor lies nearby and gives the area its main natural feature, with the Parco Adda Sud in the wider surroundings. The nearest town of size is Crema, which has a substantial historic centre and daily services.