Rustico/casale in Via IV Novembre 14
Nel cuore di Castelleone, proponiamo un rustico da sistemare che offre un'opportunità unica per chi desidera personalizzare la propria abitazione. L'immobile, costruito nel 1960, si sviluppa su più livelli e copre una superficie di 94 mq, rientrando nella categoria civile. La posizione centrale garantisce un facile accesso a tutti i servizi e le comodità del paese, rendendolo ideale per chi...
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
At €29,000 (€309/m²), this 94 m² farmhouse needs substantial work; allowing roughly €700/m² puts the effective cost near €1,009/m², far above comparable local homes around €380/m². Its central position and access to services help, but the renovation burden outweighs the low asking price.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, roofed house with tiled floors, radiators, usable rooms, a substantial fireplace, and attractive old brick-and-wood details. It is not move-in ready: the interiors are cluttered, finishes need refreshing, and the overgrown courtyard and rustic ancillary spaces require significant work. At €29,000, its size and historic character provide strong renovation potential, but the appeal is more project-home than finished 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€18,000 – €33,000
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.
- Advertised as a rustico da sistemare, with visible damp, peeling finishes, and a neglected courtyard/outbuilding area.
- The kitchen setup and bathroom condition are not clearly shown, so additional modernization may be needed before comfortable occupancy.
- No notable landscape view; the home is in a central built-up 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 38/100This is the central Po plain between the Adda and Oglio river systems, with flat agricultural land, canals and scattered farmsteads. The Adda river corridor is the main nearby natural feature, with the Parco Regionale Adda Sud covering stretches of river landscape, woodland and cultivated plain in this part of the province. Crema is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre and services, and Cremona is the larger provincial city for daily and weekly needs. The area is known for intensive farming and for the irrigated plain of Lombardy.