Villa unifamiliare in Quistello
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Piena proprietà di casa colonica dislocata su tre piani fuori terra nonché fabbricato rurale composto da cinque corpi di fabbrica, il tutto facente parte di un più amplio complesso agricolo, oltre a fabbricato rurale collabente e cinque terreni agricoli - Via Argine Secchia…
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 includes rural buildings, agricultural land, and a 'fabbricato rurale collabente', so this is not a straightforward livable house purchase. Despite the very low ask (€52,715 for 332 sqm, €159/sqm vs €428/sqm baseline), the auction/agricultural mix and collapsed rural structure make it a trap for this catalog.
More on the house and the area
There is some rustic farmhouse appeal in the brick exterior and the riverside agricultural setting, and the price per sqm is strikingly low. But the photos show a large, mostly empty rural complex with rough, unfinished interiors rather than a ready home. It feels more like a substantial restoration project than a beautiful house you could soon live in.
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€131,000 – €194,000
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.
- Major renovation needed; interiors are raw and unfinished despite the 'habitable' label.
- No bathroom or fitted kitchen is visible in the photos.
- Auction sale with documentation/condition to verify carefully.
- Riverside position on the embankment may bring flood-risk or access considerations.
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 33/100This is the central Po plain around the Secchia valley, with flat agricultural land, drainage canals and scattered farmsteads. The Secchia runs just west of Quistello, and the Po is a little farther north. Mantova is the nearest city of size, with major services and the Gonzaga city monuments, including UNESCO status for Mantova and Sabbioneta, but that is outside the immediate landscape. The area is known for irrigated farming and for the lowland economy of fields, embankments and small service centres.