Rustico/casale in Via Romagnola 2
POLESELLA, fraz. RACCANO, proponiamo in VENDITA tipico casale Polesano, con terreno di 2.000 mq. L'abitazione si sviluppa su 2 livelli ed è composta da: ingresso, doppio soggiorno, spaziosa cucina abitabile, bagno, ripostiglio; al piano superiore troviamo 4 camere da letto matrimoniali, studio, bagno. Garage e cantina…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €100,000 for 252 sqm, the ask is €397/sqm; assuming a renovation-level cost of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,097/sqm. That is far above the Veneto farmhouse baseline of €296/sqm from this catalog, though the large house, 2,000 sqm plot and buildable rear land add some value.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, genuine Venetian farmhouse with some appealing character: exposed brick walls, timber beams, a fireplace and a generous garden plot. It looks structurally like a real house rather than a shell, with roof, floors, kitchen and bathrooms in place, but the visible moisture damage and tired finishes mean it needs substantial updating before it feels dream-home beautiful. The big size and land create good live-in potential, yet the setting is practical rural rather than visually spectacular.
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€50,000 – €89,000
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.
- Needs clear refurbishment; visible damp/peeling plaster on several ground-floor walls.
- Interiors are habitable in a basic sense but dated, with bathrooms and finishes needing modernization.
- Setting is flat roadside countryside rather than scenic or view-led.
- At €100k it is at the top of the 'cheap' range, so renovation budget matters.
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 38/100The area lies in the lower Po plain, with flat agricultural land and the Po di Goro and other branches of the Po delta landscape not far to the south and east, though the immediate surroundings are mainly reclaimed farmland and river plain. The Po runs nearby and shapes the local geography. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status for the Renaissance city and the Po Delta cultural landscape. The area is known for agriculture and for its position between the lower Po and the routes toward Ferrara and Rovigo.