Bilocale piano terra
Schivenoglia, centro paese vicino a tutti principali servizi, abitazione piano terra con ingresso indipendente, da ristrutturare in contesto di sole 2 unità. La proprietà si sviluppata tutta al piano terra e la distribuzione degli ambienti è la seguente: Piano terra: ingresso, disimpegno, soggiorno con cucina a vista,…
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 €23,000 for 70 sqm, the asking price is €329/sqm, but it is explicitly not habitable and needs renovation; using about €700/sqm works gives an effective cost near €1,029/sqm. That is well above the local low-end baseline of €405/sqm, though the central village location and independent entrance help a bit.
More on the house and the area
This is a very basic village townhouse with little visual charm in the photos. It does have enclosed rooms, floors and a bathroom, but the interior looks tired, damp-affected and not ready to live in. At €23k it is cheap, yet it reads more as a low-cost renovation project than a dream 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€14,000 – €25,000
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.
- Not currently habitable and needs full renovation
- Visible damp/staining and worn finishes inside
- Very plain exterior with no view, terrace, or garden shown
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 36/100This is the lower Po plain around the Po River, with flat farmland, embankments, drainage canals and scattered villages. The Po runs just north of Schivenoglia and shapes the immediate landscape more than any hill or mountain feature. The nearest larger towns in daily use are Ostiglia and Poggio Rusco for basic services, while Mantova is the main historic city in the province.