Casa indipendente
Nel centro storico di Piadena-Drizzona proponiamo in vendita un palazzina composta da due unità abitative, soluzione ideale per chi è alla ricerca di un immobile di ampie dimensioni da personalizzare secondo il proprio gusto e le proprie esigenze. Al primo e al secondo piano vi sono appartamenti con spazi abitativi da redistribuire e personalizzare. L’immobile è da ristrutturare, offre così...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €90,000 for 300 sqm, the ask is just €300/sqm versus a €576/sqm local baseline, and even adding a typical renovation budget of about €700/sqm for 'da ristrutturare' gives an effective €1,000/sqm for a very large historic-centre building with two housing units. The discount on entry price is strong and the size/flexibility help, but the full renovation need keeps it below the top tier.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial historic town building with some old-world character in its arcades and palazzina form, and the price-per-square-metre is strikingly low. But the facade is visibly worn and the listing itself says it needs renovation, with no interior evidence that it is currently an attractive, ready-to-live home. It feels more like a big redevelopment project than an immediate dream home.
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€59,000 – €105,000
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 shows clear deterioration and needs full renovation.
- No interior photos, so livability and existing finishes are unproven.
- Busy corner position on a road, with little privacy or outdoor space.
- Large multi-unit building may mean higher renovation and maintenance costs.
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 lower Po plain between the Oglio and Po river systems, with flat farmland, drainage canals and scattered villages. The Oglio runs a few kilometres east and joins the Po south of the area. Casalmaggiore is the nearest larger centre, with a hospital, secondary schools and rail links, and Cremona is the main provincial city used for wider services. The area is known for intensive agriculture and for the Po Valley dairy and cured-meat economy.