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vendesi nel Comune di Codigoro.. . Appartamento bilocale disposto al piano primo di Mq. 60 con ingresso indipendente cosi composto. Ingresso su cucina, pranzo/soggiorno.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €30,000 for 60 sqm, the ask is €500/sqm, but with missing condition data I assume a moderate renovation budget of about €700/sqm, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,200/sqm. The local baseline (€449/sqm) is weak because, so the score relies more on absolute plausibility than on a strong market comparison; the sparse description and missing condition details limit confidence.
More on the house and the area
This is a functional small apartment rather than a dream home: clean enough in structure, but visually very plain. The rooms are usable and the bathroom exists, so it is not a shell, yet it needs cosmetic upgrading and a better kitchen to feel truly livable. The €30k price helps, but the photos show almost no wow factor.
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€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- Very plain interior with little character
- Needs a full cosmetic refresh and likely kitchen completion
- No view, terrace, or outdoor space shown
- Heating/utility setup looks basic and dated
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 62/100The cluster lies in the lower Po plain, in reclaimed flat land around the Po di Volano and the eastern edge of the Po Delta. The Parco regionale del Delta del Po is within this area, with canals, embankments, wetlands and pinewoods toward the coast. Pomposa Abbey is near Codigoro and is one of the main historic monuments in this part of Ferrara province. Comacchio is the nearest small town of note, with lagoon channels and services; Ferrara is the nearest larger city for a full range of hospitals, rail connections and major retail. The area is known for delta landscapes, fishing and eel, aquaculture, and rice and arable farming on reclaimed land.