Casa Indipendente
RIF.A4886 - Proponiamo in esclusiva in Bottrighe di Adria, casa indipendente ad uso abitativo, accostata da un solo lato e libera su tre. Costruita nel 1960, la proprietà dispone di 6 locali, 2 camere da letto, 1 bagno e un ripostiglio, per un totale di 120 mq di spazio abitabile. Lo stato stabile da ristrutturare…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €50,000 for 120 sqm, the ask is €417/sqm, but with a typical 'needs renovation' budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €1,117/sqm. That is far above this catalog’s Veneto townhouse baseline of €406/sqm, so despite being a legally habitable house with garage/garden, it looks only a weak/fair deal on price.
More on the house and the area
This is a practical semi-detached house with a decent private garden and a very low price for 120 sqm. The structure looks intact and roofed, so it seems like a real house rather than a shell, but the exterior is worn and there is no visual wow in the setting. It feels more like a value renovation project than a dream-home scroll stopper.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Exterior looks tired and likely needs renovation
- No interior photos, so real livability is unproven
- Setting appears suburban/plain rather than scenic
- Garden is usable but not especially private or landscaped
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 52/100The area is the lower Po plain around the Po Delta, with flat reclaimed farmland, drainage canals and embankments. The Po and its delta branches are the main water landscape within reach, and the Veneto Regional Park of the Po Delta begins nearby around the eastern side of the comune. Adria is the nearest town of size, with everyday services and a historic centre linked to the ancient port settlement. This part of Polesine is known for rice fields, market gardening and fishing closer to the delta lagoons.