Terratetto unifamiliare in Samarate
Casetta indipendente di due locali e servizi, di 85 mq. circa, degli anni '60, disposta su unico piano rialzato con esposizione soleggiata e luminosa. La casa è composta da un disimpegno all’ingresso, un soggiorno, una cucina separata, una camera matrimoniale e un bagno, oltre a due ampi locali posti nel piano…
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
The house is explicitly described as requiring total renovation, so I estimate about €1,100/m² in works: effective cost is roughly €187,500 total, or about €2,206/m². Against a low-stock baseline of €407/m² for Lombardia townhouses, this sits far above baseline even before considering the full refurbishment, so it looks weak rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a plain 1960s detached house with a decent private yard, but little visual romance or standout setting. It is a real house rather than a shell, with floors, windows and usable volumes, yet the photos support the listing's claim of full renovation being needed. Dream value is limited: practical potential more than wow.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€34,000 – €50,000
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.
- Total renovation needed despite the house being structurally complete
- Interiors are very dated with visible cracking/staining and no usable fitted kitchen
- Bathroom is extremely basic and likely needs full replacement
- Setting is residential but not scenic, with industrial-looking building next door
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 43/100The cluster is in the built-up belt of the upper Milan plain between Gallarate, Busto Arsizio and the Malpensa airport area, so the immediate surroundings are urban and industrial rather than open countryside. The Ticino river and the Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino lie just to the west, with woodland, heath and river terraces. Lake Maggiore begins within roughly 15 km at Sesto Calende. Varese is the nearest larger provincial town, with rail connections and services. The area is known for Malpensa airport and the dense manufacturing and logistics corridor of the province.