Villa unifamiliare in Mesola
A Bosco Mesola in posizione centrale e comoda a tutti i servizi (bar, negozi, farmacia, e scuole), proponiamo casa indipendente di 167 mq da ristrutturare, situata su un ampio lotto di 1000 mq. Possibilità di ampliare la superficie edificabile fino al 40%. Opportunità di personalizzare l'immobile secondo le proprie…
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 €55,000 for 167 sqm, the asking price is €329/sqm, but in 'needs renovation' condition the estimated all-in cost is about €1,029/sqm (€329 + €700), far above the local baseline of €395/sqm. The central location and 1,000 sqm lot help, but the renovation burden overwhelms the apparent cheap entry price.
More on the house and the area
This has practical appeal: a detached house with a big 1,000 sqm plot and useful outbuildings, close to services and not far from the sea. But the photos show a very plain exterior and no visible interior charm or views, so the dream factor is limited. It looks like a solid existing home rather than a ruin, yet it clearly needs significant renovation before it feels beautiful or fully livable.
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€33,000 – €59,000
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.
- Needs full renovation; interiors are not shown so current livability is uncertain
- Set directly on a road, so privacy and traffic exposure are factors
- Garden is large but currently plain and dry rather than landscaped
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 74/100The area is the lower Po Delta, with the Po di Goro and other delta branches shaping flat reclaimed land, embankments, canals and fishing valleys. The Parco Regionale del Delta del Po surrounds Mesola, and the Boscone della Mesola lies nearby as a remnant lowland wood inside the delta system. The Adriatic coast is close at the Lidi di Volano and nearby delta shorelines, with beach and pinewood areas within the local coastal belt. Mesola itself is known for the Castello Estense, and the wider area is known for delta fishing, wetlands and birdlife.