Casa indipendente
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 abitabile con ripostiglio, disimpegno, bagno,...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly da ristrutturare, so I estimate about €700/m² renovation; effective cost is roughly €744/m² (€20,000 + renovation on 455 m²), versus a baseline of €476/m². The huge size, independent portions and 44 photos support credibility, but the baseline is weak and the rural location 4 km from town limits the upside.
More on the house and the area
This is a very large detached farmhouse with a simple rustic presence and open countryside around it, which gives it some dream value for the price. But the real condition is firmly renovation-grade: worn interiors, damp and damaged plaster, incomplete/tired kitchen areas and generally outdated rooms. It is a real house rather than a ruin, yet not an immediately livable beauty.
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.
- Clearly needs major renovation throughout
- Visible damp, peeling plaster and tired finishes
- Interiors are partly usable but not comfortably move-in ready
- Rural setting 4 km from town, so a car is likely essential
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.