Casa indipendente in Via Bovina 9
In tranquilla zona residenziale nel comune di Mezzanino, in via Bovina, proponiamo in vendita villa indipendente ideale per chi cerca privacy, spazi generosi e contatto con la natura, senza rinunciare alla comodità dei servizi. L’immobile si sviluppa su una superficie di 142 m² ed è così…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €704/m², the asking price is already about 50% above the local €469/m² benchmark, before accounting for the unspecified condition. Using a conservative €700/m² renovation allowance puts the effective cost near €1,404/m², with no clear discount to justify it.
More on the house and the area
A substantial independent country house with a handsome, classically detailed façade, large paved outdoor areas, and a leafy private garden. It appears to be a real, usable home rather than a shell, with finished floors, kitchen, heating, and multiple rooms, but the interiors are dated and the grounds need significant attention.
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€28,000 – €50,000
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.
- Interiors appear dated and cluttered, with cosmetic renovation likely needed.
- The garden is substantially overgrown and will require clearing and maintenance.
- No interior photos confirm the condition of all bedrooms and bathrooms.
- The roof and utilities should be professionally checked before purchase.
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 37/100This is Po plain country near the Po River, with flat agricultural land, irrigation channels and scattered villages. The nearest town of size is Pavia, which has a substantial historic centre, university and services. The area is known for arable farming and, in the wider Oltrepò Pavese to the south, for vineyards, but around Rea itself the immediate landscape is the low plain.