Terratetto unifamiliare in San Damiano al Colle
NUMERO PROCEDURA E DATA ASTA 27525PV.071026 INDIRIZZO Frazione Casalunga n. 30, San Damiano al Colle, Pavia DESCRIZIONE Abitazione da cielo-terra disposta su tre piani fuori terra, composta al piano terra da due stanze con vano scala e sottoscala, al piano primo da due stanze, al piano secondo da soffitta composta…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description explicitly states 'data asta' and advertises 'aste giudiziarie immobiliari', so this is a judicial auction, which is a veto red flag. Although the ask is only €283/m² versus a €406/m² baseline, auction status makes it unsuitable for a normal buy-to-live deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap village townhouse, but the photos show little beauty or romance: a plain façade in a tight built-up setting and basic empty rooms inside. The structure appears standing with floors, stairs and roof in place, so it is more a tired house than a ruin, but it does not look ready to live in comfortably. At this stage it feels like a budget project rather than a dream-home scroll stopper.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Auction sale, not a normal turnkey listing.
- Interiors look stripped and basic, with no fitted kitchen or bathroom shown.
- Needs clear renovation/finishing before comfortable everyday living.
- No view, terrace, or appealing outdoor space evidenced in the photos.
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 60/100This is in the Oltrepò Pavese, a belt of vine-covered hills south of the Po plain. The nearest named landscape feature is the lower Apennine hill country on the border between Lombardy and Emilia, with ridges, small valleys and cultivated slopes within the local area. Stradella is the nearest town of size, with rail services, shops and everyday services. The area is known for vineyards and wine production, especially Bonarda, Barbera and Metodo Classico sparkling wine from the Oltrepò Pavese.