Villetta a schiera di testa
VENDESI IN CODIGORO VILLETTA A SCHIERA DI TESTA DISPOSTA AL PIANO TERRA E PRIMO Composta da Piano Terra: portico, ingresso, soggiorno, cucina abitabile, bagno, ripostiglio, garage, magazzino, scoperto di proprietà ad uso esclusivo e sul retro piccolo spazio destinato a orto. Piano Primo: due grandi camere da letto
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000 for 110 sqm, the ask is €591/sqm; assuming a habitable-standard refresh (~€200/sqm), the effective cost is about €791/sqm, well above the local baseline of €467/sqm. The layout is livable and includes garage/outdoor space, but with no strong location premium (sea 12 km) this looks ordinary to weak value rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a practical, genuinely habitable townhouse with a covered porch, small private outdoor areas, and big bedrooms. But the house is visually quite plain, with no real view or standout historic character, and most interiors feel old-fashioned and in need of cosmetic updating. At €65k for 110 sqm it has value, yet the dream-factor is modest rather than transporting.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Very dated interiors and finishes throughout
- Front outdoor space is small and faces the street
- Rear outbuilding/garage areas feel utilitarian rather than living space
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 62/100The cluster lies in the lower Po plain, in reclaimed flat land around the Po di Volano and the eastern edge of the Po Delta. The Parco regionale del Delta del Po is within this area, with canals, embankments, wetlands and pinewoods toward the coast. Pomposa Abbey is near Codigoro and is one of the main historic monuments in this part of Ferrara province. Comacchio is the nearest small town of note, with lagoon channels and services; Ferrara is the nearest larger city for a full range of hospitals, rail connections and major retail. The area is known for delta landscapes, fishing and eel, aquaculture, and rice and arable farming on reclaimed land.