Casetta in campagna
Immersa nel silenzio e nei colori della campagna di Sant’Isidoro, frazione agricola di Quartucciu, questa casetta di 40 mq, IN REGOLA cat.cat.A4 rappresenta un perfetto rifugio indipendente per chi cerca tranquillità senza rinunciare alla comodità. L'abitazione, compatta ed essenziale con i suoi 40 mq, rappresenta…
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 €70,000 for 40 sqm, the ask is €1,750/sqm; with ~€800/sqm renovation the effective cost is about €2,550/sqm versus a very low baseline of €371/sqm, so this is far above ordinary stock even allowing for the 800 sqm plot and 4 km from the sea. Positives are the legal A4 dwelling category and good access, but the note that the house was enlarged and demolition works are needed for mortgageability is a concrete risk.
More on the house and the area
There is some appeal in the quiet Sardinian countryside setting, olive trees, enclosed 800 sqm plot and a distant open view from the entrance. But the house itself looks plain and tired rather than beautiful, with dark dated interiors and a neglected exterior, so this reads more as a modest small property needing real work than a dream-home scroll stopper. The legal issue around the enlargement also materially hurts livability confidence.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €14,000
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.
- Small 40 sqm layout feels more like a basic studio than a full home
- Needs clear renovation and garden cleanup before it feels comfortably livable
- View is mainly from the entrance; trees block it from most of the garden
- Description mentions an unauthorized enlargement that may require demolition for financing/compliance
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area east of Cagliari, so the surroundings are urban fabric rather than open countryside. The Gulf of Cagliari coast is nearby, with the long Poetto beach and the Molentargius-Saline Regional Park within this part of the metropolitan area; the park is a lagoon and former salt-pan landscape known for flamingos. Cagliari is the nearest city of size and has the full range of services, a port, rail connections, a university and an airport in the wider urban area. The Sette Fratelli mountains and forested uplands lie farther inland but outside the immediate 15 km landscape for most of Quartu Sant'Elena.