Casa indipendente in Frazione Castellaro
Torrazza Coste - Fraz. Castellaro - se il vostro obiettivo è quello di abitare nella quiete delle colline oltrepadane stando nel contempo a poca distanza dai servizi del paese e a pochi chilometri dalle principali vie di comunicazioni stradali e ferroviarie, questa abitazione semindipendente libera su tre lati con ampio terreno di proprietà, fa al caso vostro. L'immobile, da...
What it really costs
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At €52,500 for 130 sqm, the asking price is just €404/sqm versus a €575/sqm baseline, already below this low-stock benchmark. The description says 'da...' which strongly suggests it needs renovation; using about €700/sqm works gives an effective cost near €1,104/sqm, but the large house, land, and quiet hill location near services still make this a strong value listing.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine country-house appeal: a long traditional facade, a decent patch of land, and useful farm/outbuilding space for the price. The main house is roofed and clearly a real livable structure, but the interiors need substantial refurbishment due to damp, wear and very dated rooms. It feels more like a solid, characterful project-house than an immediate dream home.
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€26,000 – €46,000
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.
- Interiors show significant damp, peeling plaster and dated finishes.
- Kitchen and bathroom appear minimal/old, so practical updating is likely needed before comfortable full-time living.
- Part of the outbuilding/barn is raw agricultural space rather than finished living area.
- Setting is rural but not especially private or dramatic, with neighboring buildings close by.
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 57/100Codevilla sits on the first hills of the Oltrepò Pavese, where the Po plain starts to rise into vineyard country. The Staffora valley is nearby, and the area is known for wine production, especially Pinot Nero and other Oltrepò Pavese appellations. Voghera is the nearest larger town, with rail connections, shops and services. Pavia is farther north for a larger historic city.