Villa unifamiliare in San Giorgio Bigarello
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE appartamento al piano terra di un fabbricato di civile abitazione a tre piani fuori terra, magazzino in corpo staccato di fabbricato di civile abitazione, garage in corpo staccato di fabbricato di civile abitazione, il tutto in contesto artigianale/commerciale. - Via Martiri di…
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
This is explicitly an auction listing ('ASTA IMMOBILIARE'), which is a hard veto for this catalog despite the low €38,250 asking price. The facts also contradict the text: the listing is tagged as a 175 sqm villa, but the description speaks of a ground-floor apartment with detached warehouse and garage in an artisan/commercial context.
More on the house and the area
This is a usable, lived-in home rather than a ruin: the kitchen, bedroom and main rooms look functional and immediately habitable. But there is very little beauty or romance here—no view, no historic charm, and the setting feels practical and semi-industrial rather than aspirational. The low price for 175 sqm helps, yet the overall feeling is more utility buy than Italian dream home.
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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Plain 1980s exterior with no scenic setting or notable character
- Interiors look habitable but dated and in need of cosmetic updating
- Detached garage/magazine areas appear rough and industrial
- Auction sale in an artisan/commercial context may limit dream-home appeal
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 58/100The cluster lies on the flat Po plain east of Mantova. The Mincio river and the lakes formed around Mantova are the main nearby water features, with Parco del Mincio covering the river corridor and wetlands around the city. Mantova is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and UNESCO status for Mantova and Sabbioneta. The area is known for irrigated farmland, wetland landscapes along the Mincio, and Mantuan food traditions including rice and pork products.