Casa indipendente 6 locali, 137 m² in Via Carlo Capozza 32,
Casa indipendente in asta a Copparo (FE) – Via Carlo Capozza 32 (CAP 44034) L'immobile in asta è una porzione di edificio ad uso civile abitazione, situata nel Comune di Copparo (FE), frazione Ambrogio, in Via Carlo Capozza n. 32. Si tratta di una casa indipendente, libera da terra a cielo e su tre lati, inserita in…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingRenovatedThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction with a €15,740 asking figure, and auction purchases carry legal, financing, and timing risks. The listing claims “renovated” in the headline data, but the description says the 137 m² property is in poor condition, with outbuildings in bad condition and a mediocre garage.
More on the house and the area
This is a real two-storey country house rather than a ruin, with intact tiled roofing, existing rooms, bathroom, kitchen, heating and a generous garden/courtyard facing open farmland. The stone-clad facade, old furniture and traditional agricultural outbuildings provide modest character, but the interiors and exteriors need substantial cleaning, repairs and cosmetic updating. At around €15,740, the price is the strongest wow factor, not the beauty.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€54,000 – €80,000
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.
- Auction purchase with the usual legal and procedural checks required.
- The main house is usable but visibly dated and in poor overall maintenance, despite having a bathroom, kitchen, heating and intact roof.
- External storage buildings and the garage are in mediocre or poor condition.
- Access to the property and courtyards is shared, and the setting is quite rural and isolated.
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 43/100This is the lower Po plain, with flat agricultural land and drainage canals around the branches of the Po; the Po di Volano and the Po di Goro are the named waterways in the wider delta area nearby. The Po Delta Regional Park extends into this part of Ferrara province, with wetlands and reclaimed farmland east of Copparo. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status as the city of the Este and for its relationship with the Po delta. The area is known for reclaimed lowland agriculture and delta wetlands rather than for relief.