Villa in Via Volturno
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 per chi cerca ampi spazi, indipendenza e privacy,...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €80,000 asking price is only €333/m², but assuming substantial renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €1,033/m², far above the local €353/m² benchmark. The listing does not state the condition, construction year, or energy performance; the large rural plot and single bathroom add uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
A substantial Veneto country house with a handsome traditional exterior, original wooden shutters, exposed beams, a fireplace, and an impressive 5,000 sqm private plot. It is a real roofed and floored home rather than a ruin, but the interiors are tired, damp-marked, and plainly dated, so meaningful renovation is needed before it becomes a beautiful dream home.
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€48,000 – €84,000
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.
- The interiors show substantial damp, peeling plaster, and general deferred maintenance.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a large six-bedroom house.
- The kitchen and full utility condition are not shown; renovation and systems checks are advisable.
- The large plot is open and functional rather than landscaped, and the house sits in a semi-rural residential setting.
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 43/100The area is the lower Po plain, with flat agricultural land and a dense network of canals and drainage works. The Adige runs just north of Rovigo and the Po is to the south, shaping the wider Polesine landscape. The nearest town of size is Rovigo itself, which is a provincial capital with a historic centre, services and rail links. The area is known for reclaimed wetlands, irrigated farming and the river-landscape of the Polesine.