CONSANDOLO centro storico
CONSANDOLO - Centro Storico Scopri questa affascinante e storica villetta a schiera indipendente su tre lati, situata nel cuore di Consandolo. Una proprietà che unisce il fascino della tradizione con spazi generosi e ben organizzati, perfetta per chi ricerca una soluzione abitativa completa e versatile nel centro del…
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 townhouse: using ~€200/m² renovation, the effective price is about €152,200 total, or ~€583/m² versus a baseline of €468/m². The score stays high because 261 m² in a historic-center setting with 27 photos, heating, AC, garage/cellar/terrace and no obvious legal issues makes it a strong value despite only a modest discount on asking €/m² before works.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, large, habitable townhouse with generous rooms, working kitchen and bathrooms, and clear everyday livability. The best visual appeal comes from the big bedroom with decorated high ceilings and some period character, but most interiors are plain and dated rather than dreamy. At this price for 261 sqm, the value is strong, though the wow factor is more practical than spectacular.
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€17,000 – €29,000
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.
- No proven scenic view from the photos
- Interiors feel dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating
- Exterior/terrace appeal is only weakly shown in the gallery
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 area around Argenta is part of the lower Po plain, with flat reclaimed farmland, drainage canals and wetland zones linked to the Valli di Comacchio system. The Reno river passes nearby. The Valli di Argenta are a regional nature reserve with freshwater marshes, embankments and birdlife. Comacchio is the nearest distinctive town in the wider area, with a historic centre on canals and lagoon edges. Ferrara is the nearest major city, with full services and a UNESCO-listed historic centre. This part of eastern Emilia-Romagna is known for reclamation landscapes, rice and other plain agriculture, and wetlands.