Casa indipendente con 4 camere, rustico e giardino privato
A Grumello Cremonese, in una TRANQUILLA CORTE composta da poche abitazioni e comoda ai principali servizi, proponiamo una CASA INDIPENDENTE difficile da trovare sul mercato, caratterizzata da AMPI SPAZI interni ed esterni e ideale per FAMIGLIE NUMEROSE. L’abitazione si sviluppa su tre livelli. Al piano terra troviamo…
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
Asking price is very low at €301/m² versus a €405/m² local baseline, and even adding light habitable/modernisation costs (~€250/m²) gives an effective €551/m² for a very large 229 m² house with garage, cellar, terrace and private green area. The score stays strong because the description is coherent and well-documented (27 photos), but the need for updating means it is not a no-work bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, large, usable family house rather than a shell: it has working rooms, kitchen, bathrooms, a fireplace, terrace and generous bedroom space. The wow comes more from scale, old-school character and the very low price per square metre than from beauty of setting. It feels solid and habitable now, but clearly wants cosmetic updating inside and out.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€19,000 – €32,000
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.
- Exterior and terrace areas feel quite worn and utilitarian.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and need modernization.
- No scenic view or especially photogenic setting shown.
- Some ancillary spaces/rustico may need further upgrading.
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 40/100The Po plain surrounds Crotta d’Adda, with flat agricultural land and the Adda river nearby before it meets the Po. Cremona is the nearest city of size, with a historic centre, the cathedral and civic tower, and the area is known for arable farming and river landscapes.