Casale in Cecima
Cecima, località Costiola. A breve distanza da tutti i servizi e da Pavia, vendo casa indipendente DA PRIVATO NO SPESE DI AGENZIA, da ristrutturare, con terreno di 6139 mq. La casa, edificata su un lotto di terreno di circa 600 mq, si sviluppa su due livelli ed ha una superficie di circa 90 mq. Al piano rialzato…
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 €60,000 for 90 sqm, the asking price is €667/sqm; with a typical 'needs renovation' budget of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,367/sqm versus a very low local baseline of €383/sqm. The house is legally usable as a dwelling and includes substantial land, garage/storage space and proximity to Salice Terme, but the numbers still look weak for this catalog unless the land adds exceptional value for the buyer.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell: furnished interiors, a bathroom, balcony and solid structure make it livable with renovation rather than a full rebuild. The main appeal is the independence and large wooded land, but the house itself is visually quite ordinary and the setting shown is more secluded than spectacular. At €60k with 6,139 sqm, it has lifestyle potential more than instant 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€18,000 – €32,000
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/refreshing throughout
- Exterior is plain rather than characterful
- Wooded plot looks a bit overgrown
- No scenic view shown in 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 58/100The cluster sits in the Staffora valley in the Oltrepò Pavese, with low Apennine hills rising south toward the Ligurian Apennines. The Staffora stream runs through the area. Salice Terme is a spa locality, and Voghera is the nearest larger town, with rail services, hospitals and the main everyday shopping and services. The area is known for vineyards, mixed farming and the hill roads of the Oltrepò.