Terratetto unifamiliare in Monticelli d'Ongina
CASA AUTONOMA CON CORTILE PRIVATO Ad Olza, una frazione di Monticelli d’Ongina, poco distante anche dal comune di Castelvetro Piacentino, comune servito da scuole, posta, banca, farmacia, centro commerciale e negozi al dettaglio. Proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente con cortile privato, ingresso sia dal soggiorno,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,000 plus an estimated €20,000 for minor renovation, the effective cost is about €800/m², well above the €467/m² local benchmark. The independent home has a private courtyard, garage, cellar, double glazing and heating, but the price is only fair rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
A cheerful independent townhouse with a bright yellow facade, private paved courtyard, traditional shutters, exposed painted beams, terracotta floors, and a substantial fireplace. The house is clearly a real, usable home with two bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, heating, double glazing, garage, and cellar, but it needs cosmetic renovation and attention to visible damp patches.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Visible damp staining and peeling plaster in the living room suggest moisture or maintenance work.
- The kitchen and bathroom are functional but dated and may need modernization.
- The courtyard is private and useful, but the setting is ordinary with no notable landscape 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 37/100The area sits on the Po plain close to the River Po, with flat farmland, embankments and scattered settlements. Cremona is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services. This stretch of the lower Piacenza plain is known for agriculture and cured-meat production, including the wider zona of salumi around the Po.