Mezzanino – Casa semindipendente con terreno e autorimesse
A soli 10 km da Pavia, in contesto tranquillo e riservato, ideale per chi desidera vivere lontano dal traffico cittadino senza rinunciare alla comodità dei servizi, proponiamo in vendita una casa semindipendente dalle interessanti potenzialità. L’abitazione mantiene il fascino delle costruzioni originali, valorizzato…
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
At €44,000 for 136 sqm, the asking price is just €324/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €405/sqm; adding an estimated light modernization cost of about €250/sqm brings the effective cost to roughly €574/sqm, so it is no steal but still plausible for a habitable property with garage/outbuildings and a roof redone in 2012. The description supports basic livability and useful extras rather than a full restoration, while the quiet location 10 km from Pavia adds some value without a major tourist premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell, with generous rooms, a redone roof, and some appealing rustic character from the exposed beams and old floors. It lacks a memorable setting, but the private fenced land and extra outbuilding/garages add practical appeal. Overall it feels like a solid, low-cost home with charm that needs updating, not a finished dream house.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€11,000 – €19,000
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.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and need noticeable refreshing.
- Visible damp/peeling plaster in several rooms and bathroom.
- Exterior/courtyard setting is plain rather than scenic.
- Kitchen is not fitted, so immediate move-in would need some setup.
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 40/100The cluster is in the lower Po Valley, with flat cultivated land around the Po and its side channels; the Po runs nearby at Bressana and Portalbera and shapes the local landscape more than any hill or mountain. Pavia is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, the Certosa a little farther north, and the services of a provincial capital. This part of Oltrepò Pavese is known mainly for agriculture and for the approach to the wine hills farther south, but those hills are outside the immediate landscape here.