Rustico/casale in Via Longobardica
FARA GERA D'ADDA: RUSTICO INDIPENDENTE nel centro storico di Fara Gera d'Adda proponiamo in vendita rustico indipendente su due livelli oltre ad area esterna di proprietà. Possibilità di ricavare due appartamenti con relativi posti auto. Ottimo potenziale. Ideale per imprese. Euro 30.000.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a 70 sqm independent rustico in the historic center at €30,000 (€429/sqm), but the description strongly implies a full restoration project, so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation cost. That brings the effective cost to roughly €1,529/sqm, far above the local low-stock baseline of €382/sqm; the historic-center position helps, but at this price it looks more like a standard shell project than a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a roofed brick-and-timber rustic shell with some honest barn character, but it is not currently a usable home. The structure appears standing and covered, yet the interiors are completely unfinished and empty, so this is a conversion project rather than an Italian dream home today. At €30k the price is tempting, but the wow comes more from potential than from present livability.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€28,000 – €41,000
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.
- Raw shell interior; full renovation needed before it can be lived in.
- No finished kitchen, bathroom, or habitable rooms are visible.
- Historic-centre access/courtyard layout may complicate works and parking.
- Likely better suited to an investor/project than an end user right now.
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 47/100The area lies in the lower Adda valley on flat farmland crossed by the Adda river and its canals. The Adda Sud Regional Park is nearby along the river corridor. Treviglio is the nearest larger town, with a station, services and a substantial town centre. Bergamo and the first Prealpine ridges are farther north, but outside the immediate landscape. This part of the Bergamo plain is known for irrigated agriculture and historic hydraulic works linked to the Adda.