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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 €69,000 (€199/m²), this independent 347 m² farmhouse is deeply discounted against the €380/m² local benchmark. However, renovation at roughly €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €312,000 (€899/m²), making this a substantial redevelopment project rather than a cheap ready home.
More on the house and the area
This is an authentic, independent Lombardy farmhouse with a generous courtyard, large portico, exposed brick, old timber roof structure, and strong historic character. The main structure appears roofed and partly usable rather than a total ruin, but the property is clearly a major renovation project, so its charm is more about potential than immediate livability.
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€69,000 – €122,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is required; the listing explicitly says it is not move-in ready.
- Several outbuildings and roofed areas look worn, cluttered, or potentially in need of structural work.
- No interior living spaces, kitchen, or bathrooms are shown clearly enough to verify usability.
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 Po plain surrounds Crotta d’Adda, with flat agricultural land and the Adda river nearby before it meets the Po. Cremona is the nearest city of size, with a historic centre, the cathedral and civic tower, and the area is known for arable farming and river landscapes.