Ambrogio (fe) - casa singola con giardino e garage
AMBROGIO (FE). In aperta campagna, a km 4 dal centro del paese, casa singola, da ristrutturare, di mq 455, libera su 4 lati, disposta su 2 livelli, costituita da 2 porzioni con i rispettivi ingressi indipendenti. La prima porzione, di mq 210, è composta al piano terra da: ingresso su sala da pranzo, soggiorno, cucina…
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 €20,000 for 455 sqm, the asking price is only €44/sqm; with a typical 'needs renovation' allowance of about €700/sqm, effective cost is ~€744/sqm. That is still reasonable for a very large detached villa with 40 photos, heating/utilities already present, and an effective price well below the local sub-€100k baseline once the heavy renovation is accounted for.
More on the house and the area
This is a very large rural farmhouse with a bit of simple country presence and open-field setting, plus a huge amount of space for the money. But the wow is held back by its tired, plain architecture and clearly renovation-heavy condition: damp walls, stripped/obsolete rooms, and only basic surviving features like the fireplace and brick arches. It feels like a serious project rather than an immediately dreamy Italian home.
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€90,000 – €160,000
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 throughout
- Visible damp, cracked plaster and worn finishes
- Interiors are mostly empty and kitchens are not usable as-is
- Rural location 4 km from town, so car-dependent
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 43/100This is the lower Po plain, with flat agricultural land and drainage canals around the branches of the Po; the Po di Volano and the Po di Goro are the named waterways in the wider delta area nearby. The Po Delta Regional Park extends into this part of Ferrara province, with wetlands and reclaimed farmland east of Copparo. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status as the city of the Este and for its relationship with the Po delta. The area is known for reclaimed lowland agriculture and delta wetlands rather than for relief.