Abitazione semindipendente
Abitazione semindipendente daristrutturare, in contesto di corte, composta da: Ingresso ampio soggiorno con cucina a vista, ripostiglio, p.1. due camere, bagno, balcone. con canti, e box con con legnaia al p.1. , piccolo spazio privato.
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 €39,000 for 119 sqm, the ask is €328/sqm; with a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,028/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €406/sqm. The raw price is cheap and the listing has useful features (garage, cellar, heating, private space), but after renovation it is not especially discounted, so this looks like a solid rather than exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
At €39k for 119 sqm, the price is attractive, but the house shown is more work-in-progress than dream home. The interiors are roofed and basically structured, yet several rooms are raw, worn or partially gutted, with a very tired bathroom and no evident finished kitchen. It looks like a usable townhouse project in a courtyard, not a wow setting or a move-in-ready 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€23,000 – €42,000
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.
- Major renovation needed before comfortable living
- Interior is partly stripped back with unfinished floors and damp/worn surfaces
- Courtyard setting is functional rather than scenic
- Character and views are limited 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 52/100This is flat rice-country in the Lomellina, between the Ticino and Po river systems, with a landscape of irrigated fields, canals, farmsteads and poplar lines. The Ticino valley and Parco del Ticino lie within reach to the east, with river woodland and wetlands around the park. Vigevano is the nearest substantial town, with services, a large historic center and Piazza Ducale. The area is known for rice cultivation.