Caratteristica casa indipendente
MAGHERNO - Via chiesa in centro paese, caratterista case indipendenti su due livelli, composta da: ingresso, soggiorno con camino e cucinotto a vista, al piano superiore ampia camera matrimoniale e bagno. completano la proprietà ampio ripostiglio su due livelli e area esterna recintata con cancello elettrico con ampio…
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 €62,000 for 73 sqm, the ask is €849/sqm; with a typical needs-renovation allowance of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,549/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €407/sqm in Lombardia townhouses. The description confirms original finishes partly to be redone, so despite central-village location and garage/outdoor area, this looks expensive for the condition.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable little house rather than a shell, with warm rustic touches like the fireplace, exposed timber ceiling and wood floors upstairs. The exterior is simple village-house ordinary, but the covered parking and fenced outdoor space add practicality. Charming and livable with personality, though clearly dated and in need of updating rather than dream-home wow.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€15,000 – €26,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and need renovation/refreshing.
- No scenic views or special setting shown.
- Outdoor area is mostly paved courtyard/covered parking rather than a pretty garden.
- Very compact layout with a spiral staircase that may not suit everyone.
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 33/100This is the flat lower Po plain between the Lambro and Po systems, with irrigated fields, drainage channels and scattered farmsteads typical of the Pavia-Lodi border area. The nearest town of size is Lodi, which has full services and a historic centre on the Adda; Pavia is also within ordinary driving distance for larger services and rail links. The area is known for arable farming and rice country in the wider Pavese plain.