Villa bifamiliare con giardino e ampi spazi
Nel cuore di Scaldasole, in Via Piave, Fratelli Immobiliare propone in vendita caratteristica villa bifamiliare inserita in un tranquillo contesto residenziale di ville indipendenti e spazi verdi, a pochi passi dal centro del paese e dai principali servizi. La proprietà si sviluppa su circa 250 mq commerciali, oltre a…
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €99,000 (€327/m²), the price looks attractive initially, but allowing roughly €200/m² for updates brings the effective cost above the local benchmark. The central location, garden, generous space and good maintenance support the property, though its low energy efficiency and older construction limit the upside.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable, spacious house with a functioning kitchen, bathrooms, fireplace, heating, and bright living areas, plus a substantial private garden. It lacks a spectacular view or distinctive historic character, and the exterior and interiors are fairly ordinary and dated, but the 303 sqm scale and €99,000 price create strong value for someone wanting an independent Italian home with room to personalize.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €34,000
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.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The garden is generous but currently somewhat neglected and needs clearing or landscaping.
- The accessory building’s conversion into a second home is subject to technical and planning approval.
- Energy class F suggests relatively high heating costs.
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 33/100This is flat rice-and-cereal country in the Lomellina, on the western edge of the Po plain. The Agogna and Terdoppio streams run through the wider area, and the Po is to the south near Sannazzaro and Mezzana Bigli. Mortara is the nearest town of size, with rail links and a small historic centre; Vigevano, with the Piazza Ducale and Sforza Castle, is farther but still within the wider area for services. The area is known for rice fields, irrigation canals and low, dispersed farming settlements.