Contrapò - Porzione di rustico indipendente su 3 lati
A Contrapò, a circa 8 km da Ferrara est, proponiamo in vendita una porzione di rustico indipendente su tre lati, caratterizzata da finiture con travi in legno sbiancate ed infissi in pvc con vetrocamera. L'immobile è inserito in un contesto tranquillo e dispone di uno scoperto privato recintato e piantumato di circa…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €690/m², the estimated effective cost is about €890/m² after roughly €20,000 for habitable-level works, versus a local benchmark of €467/m². The 700 m² private garden, heating, parking and detailed 28-photo listing support livability, but the price is high for the area.
More on the house and the area
A charming, photogenic rural townhouse with vivid shutters, traditional beams, a solid tiled roof, and a generous planted private garden of about 700 sqm. The interiors clearly show a real, usable home with an equipped kitchen, bathroom, heating, finished floors, and two bedrooms; it needs mainly cosmetic updating rather than major renovation. At €69,000, the combination of character, privacy, and livability is genuinely compelling, though it lacks a dramatic view or exceptional luxury.
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.
- Energy class G suggests high running costs and likely future efficiency work.
- The interior is habitable but practical and somewhat dated rather than turnkey-polished.
- The property is in a quiet rural setting, so services and daily convenience may require driving.
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 55/100This is the lower Po plain around Ferrara, with flat reclaimed farmland, drainage canals and the Po di Volano within the urban area. The Po Delta Regional Park lies nearby to the east, with wetlands, lagoons and pinewoods, but much of the immediate 15 km radius around the cluster is city fabric and agricultural plain. Ferrara is the nearest town of size and has a large historic centre with major monuments; its Renaissance city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area is known for the Po plain landscape and for Ferrara’s Renaissance urban layout.