Casa Indipendente
A Castelbaldo, in una posizione tranquilla e allo stesso tempo comoda ai principali servizi, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente da ristrutturare, caratterizzata da ampie metrature e da un interessante potenziale di trasformazione. L'immobile si sviluppa su due livelli per una superficie complessiva di circa…
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
This is a full restoration project: the description says "ristrutturazione completa", so the effective cost is about €1,153/m² (€53/m² price + €1,100/m² renovation), far above the low Veneto townhouse baseline of €406/m². The huge 435 m² size and private outdoor area add some upside for redevelopment, but as a livable-home deal it is weak unless you specifically want a large multi-unit conversion.
More on the house and the area
This is a large old rural house with some real farmhouse character, a long roofline and generous private land. But it reads as a serious renovation project rather than a usable home today, and the lack of interior proof keeps the wow firmly in project territory. At €23k for 435 sqm it has strong bargain appeal, but the dream here is potential, not immediate livability.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€172,000 – €255,000
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.
- Full renovation is needed; this is not move-in ready.
- No interior photos, so bathrooms, kitchen and floors are unproven.
- Overgrown grounds and worn exterior suggest long vacancy.
- Roadside setting with visible power lines reduces romance.
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 38/100The area is the flat Polesine plain between the Adige and Po river systems, with reclaimed farmland, canals and embankments as the main landscape. The Adige runs just north of Badia Polesine, and the wider Po plain and delta country shape daily life in this part of Rovigo province. Rovigo is the nearest provincial town of size, with services, rail links and the usual administrative centre functions. This part of the Veneto is known for agriculture and drainage-landscapes rather than for a distinct hill, lake or mountain setting.