Terracielo con magazzini
A pochi chilometri dalla città di Ferrara, nella tranquilla località di Casaglia, proponiamo in vendita un interessante terratetto disposto su due livelli, ideale per chi cerca una casa spaziosa e, soprattutto, ha necessità di ampi spazi accessori. L'immobile si presenta da riammodernare, offrendo quindi la…
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Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €65,000 asking price is below the local €467/m² reference at €401/m², with generous space, garages and storage. However, renovating 162 m² could add roughly €113,400, bringing the effective cost to about €1,101/m²; the agricultural setting and possible conversion of the warehouse require verification.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, genuinely usable townhouse with functioning kitchen and bathroom, multiple large bedrooms, exposed timber ceilings, and plenty of storage, garages, and workshop potential. Its antique furnishings and traditional tiled floors provide some character, but the overall presentation is dated and there is no proven scenic setting or outdoor space to create a stronger dream-home effect.
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€32,000 – €57,000
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.
- Clearly dated interiors and finishes need modernization.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a large five-room home.
- No exterior, garden, or meaningful landscape view is shown; utilities and energy performance should be verified.
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 55/100This is the lower Po plain around Ferrara, with flat agricultural land, drainage canals and branches of the Po river system, including the Po di Volano within the city and the main Po not far to the north. The Po Delta Regional Park begins within this radius to the east, with lagoon, wetland and reclaimed-land landscapes around the first delta settlements. Ferrara is itself the nearest city of size and has a large historic centre, Renaissance walls and UNESCO status as the city of the Este and as part of the Ferrara and Po Delta site. The area is known for irrigated farming and for the delta environment rather than for relief.