Casa indipendente in Via Massafiscaglia 422
A Denore, a pochi chilometri da Ferrara, proponiamo in vendita un terratetto con corte esclusiva di proprietà disposto su due livelli. L'ingresso conduce ad una cucina abitabile, ad un soggiorno e ad un bagno finestrato con doccia. Salendo al piano superiore si sviluppa la zona notte composta da una camera da letto matrimoniale ed una camera da letto singola....
What it really costs
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At €49,000 for 98 sqm, the asking price is about €500/sqm; with a habitable-style allowance of ~€200/sqm, the effective cost is ~€700/sqm. The local baseline is weak and low-biased, so this sits above that reference (€476/sqm) rather than being a clear bargain, though the full house with private courtyard and decent photo count supports a mid-range score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a project: it has a fitted kitchen, bathroom, floors, heating and clean rooms, so it looks basically move-in ready. The brick façade with green shutters has some traditional charm, but the interiors are simple and generic, with little character or wow factor. At €49k for 98 sqm it feels practical value more than dream-home beautiful.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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 very plain and only lightly furnished.
- No meaningful views, terrace, or landscape appeal are shown.
- Small exclusive courtyard appears functional rather than charming.
- Some cosmetic refreshing would help warmth and character.
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 56/100This is the lower Po plain, with flat reclaimed farmland, canals and drainage channels as the defining landscape. The Po di Volano and the branches of the Po Delta lie nearby, and the Parco regionale del Delta del Po begins within this area toward the east. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a complete historic centre and UNESCO status linked to the Este city and the Po Delta. The area is known for irrigated agriculture and reclaimed lowland landscapes.