Porzione di casa su livelli con giardino e box auto a Mede
ALL'ASTA - L'abitazione è posta su due livelli collegati da una scala interna in muratura. E' costituita, al piano terra, da: ingresso, due vani, bagno, lavanderia e disimpegno; al piano primo da due camere e un disimpegno. Fa altresì parte dell'abitazione un'autorimessa posta al piano terreno con annessa una legnaia,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an auction listing ("ALL'ASTA"), which is a veto red flag for this catalog regardless of the low ask. The nominal price is €41,529 for 442 sqm (€94/sqm), and even assuming habitable condition (~€200/sqm renovation), the auction status makes it a trap for typical foreign buyers.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap, large townhouse with a private courtyard, garage and a structure that appears roofed and complete rather than a ruin. But the photos show tired, dark, messy interiors with little charm and unclear bathroom/kitchen quality, so it feels more like a practical renovation project than a dream Italian home.
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€29,000 – €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.
- Auction sale with possible procedural/legal complexity
- Interiors look dated, cluttered and in need of significant cleaning and refurbishment
- Bathroom/kitchen usability is unclear from the photos
- No proven view or standout setting from the images
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 the Lomellina plain between the Po and Ticino systems, with flat farm country around Mede and a landscape dominated by arable fields and rice country. The Agogna runs through Mede, and the Po is a few kilometres to the south near Breme and Sartirana. Vigevano is the nearest larger town of note, with a substantial historic centre centred on Piazza Ducale and the Castello Sforzesco. The area is known for rice cultivation and irrigated agriculture.