Casa colonica in Agrate Brianza
All'interno di una tipica corte lombarda silenziosa e senza spese dondominiali, al primo piano, si trova questo monolocale ottimizzato negli spazi, ideale per single e giovani coppie. L'ingresso alla casa si apre direttamente sulla zona giorno con cucina a vista, ben illuminata grazie a finestre ed abbaini. La presenza…
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €98,000 for 35 m², the asking price is €2,800/m²; allowing roughly €7,000 for a habitable-property refresh gives an effective cost near €3,000/m², far above the local comparison level of €380/m². The description supports a ready-to-live-in studio, but the price leaves very little value for the buyer.
More on the house and the area
A polished, move-in-ready home with warm exposed timber ceilings, attractive wood floors, a well-equipped kitchen, and a charming mezzanine bedroom. It feels like a genuinely usable character home rather than a renovation project, though the very small footprint and ordinary courtyard setting limit the dream factor.
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€2,000 – €4,000
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.
- Very compact at 35 sqm, with the sleeping area on an open mezzanine.
- No meaningful view or private garden is shown; the exterior is in a shared traditional courtyard.
- The steep open staircase may be less convenient for some occupants.
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 42/100The area is in the eastern Brianza plain, with dense settlement, local roads and industrial and commercial zones between older town centres. The Adda river corridor lies nearby to the east, with the Parco Adda Nord around stretches of the river and the Leonardo ferry at Imbersago within reach of the area. Monza is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and the Villa Reale and park. Milan is part of daily life for services and work, but the immediate surroundings are mainly suburban Lombard plain rather than a distinct rural or mountain landscape.