Villa in vendita a Rovigo, Mardimago
Casa indipendente con 5.000 mq di terreno: spazio, privacy e grande potenziale A Mardimago, alle porte di Rovigo, proponiamo una casa indipendente di circa 200 mq calpestabili, immersa nella tranquillità della campagna e circondata da circa 5.000 mq di terreno privato completamente recintato. Una soluzione ideale…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 (€364/m²), the asking price is near the local benchmark, but the seller’s renovation estimate adds about €130,000, bringing the effective investment to roughly €210,000 before transaction costs. The rebuilt 2010 roof, fenced 5,000 m² plot and existing project add value, but the total cost is high for a 1950s property in need of renovation.
More on the house and the area
A generous independent farmhouse with a photogenic traditional exterior, tiled roofs, exposed timber ceilings, a large fireplace, and an enormous private plot. The solid roof and usable existing rooms are positives, but the house is clearly a renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in home; its appeal is mainly the space, character, and potential at €80,000.
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, €650/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€44,000 – €77,000
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 interiors show damp/peeling finishes and dated systems.
- The property is not move-in ready, with only one bathroom and a renovation estimate of about €130,000.
- The 5,000 m² plot offers space but is largely open and lacks a developed garden or scenic rural view.
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 37/100This is the lower Po plain, with flat agricultural land and drainage canals around the city. The Adige runs west of Rovigo and the Po branches and wetlands of the Delta are farther south, outside the immediate 15 km landscape. Rovigo is the nearest town of size and has the usual services and a historic centre with churches and civic buildings. The area is known for arable farming in the Polesine plain.