Casa indipendente in Località Castellato 6
� UNA CASA INDIPENDENTE DA TRASFORMARE NELLA VOSTRA PROSSIMA OPPORTUNITÀ! �✨ � Collina di Pietra de’ Giorgi, in una piccola località ai piedi della collina, proponiamo casa indipendente tipo cascina, da ristrutturare, ideale per chi desidera creare una soluzione abitativa personalizzata e valorizzare gli spazi secondo…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a large country house at €60,000 for 200 sqm (€300/sqm), versus a baseline of €575/sqm in Lombardia. It is explicitly described as 'da ristrutturare', so I estimate about €700/sqm renovation; effective cost is roughly €1,000/sqm, which is still plausible for a customizable multi-level house and the low entry price is the main positive signal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real house, not a shell: it has furnished bedrooms, a bathroom, floors, windows and a usable living room with fireplace. The ivy-covered farmhouse exterior and garden give it some romantic country charm, and at 200 sqm for €60k the value is eye-catching. But the interiors are simple and dated, and the whole property looks like it needs meaningful updating rather than offering immediate dream-home wow.
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€40,000 – €70,000
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 real renovation/refreshing despite being currently usable.
- Exterior and garden areas look overgrown and somewhat neglected.
- Interiors appear plain and dated rather than character-rich.
- No proven big view or standout location from the photos.
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 58/100This is in the Oltrepò Pavese, with vine-covered hills and small valleys on the first ridges south of the Po plain. The Versa valley is the local river landscape, and the wider area is known for wine production, especially Pinot Nero and other Oltrepò Pavese appellations. Stradella is the nearest town of size, with rail links, shops and services.