Pandino89
porzione di casa in centro paese composta da pt: ingresso + negozio p1: soggiorno + cucina p2: 2 camere + bagno da sistemare
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €89,000 (€659/m²), the estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,359/m², far above the local €406/m² reference. The ground floor is described as a shop rather than fully residential space, and the property still needs substantial work.
More on the house and the area
A substantial 135 sqm village townhouse with traditional shutters, old wooden beams and a central Italian streetscape. The house appears structurally enclosed and usable, with a bathroom and finished floors, but it needs meaningful renovation and lacks a standout view, garden or spectacular setting.
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€27,000 – €48,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs renovation and cosmetic updating throughout, with some visibly worn exterior plaster and older fixtures.
- The property includes a ground-floor shop, so it is a mixed-use layout rather than a straightforward private home.
- Only one bathroom is shown, and energy performance is unspecified.
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 40/100The area is in the flat farmland of the middle Po plain, between the Adda and Serio river country, with a landscape of fields, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads. The Adda river corridor is the main nearby natural feature, with the Parco Regionale Adda Sud to the west and south-west of Pandino. Crema is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and everyday services; Lodi is also close for daily needs. Pandino is known locally for the Castello Visconteo in the town.