Villa unifamiliare in Ferrara
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE piena proprietà di compendio immobiliare composto da due fabbricati fatiscenti di natura agricola e precisamente abitazione con annessa unità collabente e fienile collabente, oltre ad ampia area di terreno circostante e stradello che consente l’accesso dalla pubblica via,Occupato -…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Veto: the description explicitly says 'ASTA IMMOBILIARE' and describes two 'fabbricati fatiscenti di natura agricola' with 'unità collabente' and 'fienile collabente', so this is an auctioned agricultural/ruin complex rather than a normal livable villa. The the listing sqm/€7 per m² also look inconsistent with the text, adding uncertainty despite the low headline price.
More on the house and the area
The brick farmhouse exterior has rustic character and a pleasant rural plot with mature trees, so there is some dream value from the outside. But the photos show largely unfinished, cluttered interior spaces with no visible usable kitchen or bathroom, making this much more of a restoration project than a ready home. Cheap and atmospheric, yes, but not yet an easy live-in Italian dream.
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€4,397,000 – €6,496,000
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 appear as raw storage spaces rather than a finished home.
- Significant renovation is needed despite the roofed structure.
- Listing itself mentions collabente/fatiscent agricultural buildings.
- Auction sale and occupied status add practical risk.
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 of Ferrara, so the setting is the Po plain rather than open countryside. The Po di Volano and the lower Po plain shape the area, with flat agricultural land, canals and drainage works around the city. Ferrara itself is a major provincial centre with a large Renaissance and medieval historic core, including the Este castle and city walls, and the historic centre is UNESCO-listed. The Po Delta regional park lies to the east but outside the immediate 15 km landscape.