Casa indipendente in Via Giacomo Matteotti
ARIANO NEL POLESINE (RO) - Proponiamo in vendita intero fabbricato cielo-terra indipendente, caratterizzato da un'ottima combinazione tra spazi operativi/magazzino, unità abitativa e un'ampia area esterna di proprietà. Soluzione ideale per attività artigianali, piccole aziende, o per chi necessita di casa e…
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing explicitly describes a mixed-use building with a large ground-floor warehouse/storage area ('magazzino') and only mentions a residential unit, so this is not a straightforward dwelling purchase for a home buyer. Although the ask is just €19,000 (€33/m² vs €331/m² baseline), the commercial/storage nature is a veto-level usability risk.
More on the house and the area
This is extremely cheap for the size, but the photos show a mostly utilitarian building with a small basic residential area and vast warehouse-like interiors. It appears roofed and structurally present, yet far from a beautiful, ready-to-live Italian dream home. The outside space helps a little, but the overall feel is functional rather than charming.
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€115,000 – €204,000
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.
- Large parts are warehouse/commercial-style space rather than a ready home
- Interiors look very basic and worn, with signs of damp and ceiling damage
- Likely needs major conversion/renovation to become attractive for residential living
- Exterior and setting are plain, with no proven view or historic character
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 71/100The cluster lies in the Po Delta plain, with canals, embankments and reclaimed farmland around the branches of the Po. The Po di Goro and Po di Venezia are the defining waterways of this part of the delta. The Po Delta Regional Park extends through the surrounding area, with wetlands, fishing valleys and lagoon environments toward the coast. Ariano and the nearby delta settlements are known for rice cultivation and other reclaimed-land agriculture, and for fishing and aquaculture closer to the lagoons. Adria is the nearest larger town with daily services, rail links and a historic center.