Casa indipendente in Via Nazionale 33
Edificio da ristrutturare con elevate potenzialità Santa Maria Maddalena (Occhiobello, RO) Proponiamo in vendita un interessante edificio da ristrutturare, situato in posizione strategica lungo l’asse principale di collegamento tra Ferrara e Rovigo, caratterizzata da ottima visibilità e facilità di accesso. …
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €73,000 for 500 m², the purchase price is only €146/m², but the described integral renovation is estimated at about €350,000, bringing the effective cost to roughly €846/m². That is well above the local comparison level of €333/m², so the apparent discount is outweighed by the renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, solid-looking two-storey property with an exceptionally generous amount of surrounding land and clear redevelopment potential. However, the interiors are dated and visibly deteriorated, while the listing describes it as requiring integral renovation; it currently feels more like a conversion project than a beautiful, ready-to-live-in Italian 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€99,000 – €176,000
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.
- Requires a substantial, likely integral renovation, with extensive peeling plaster, damp staining and neglected finishes.
- No finished kitchen or bathrooms are shown, so immediate habitability is uncertain.
- Directly fronts a busy main road, creating traffic noise and reducing the peaceful-country-home appeal.
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 agricultural land cut by canals and branches of the Po; the Po di Volano runs through the city and the Po Grande and Po di Primaro are nearby in the province. The Parco del Delta del Po lies east of the city, with lagoon, wetland and reclaimed plain landscapes, but its core areas are outside the immediate urban surroundings. Ferrara is itself the nearest city of size and has a large Renaissance historic centre with the Castello Estense; the city is on the UNESCO World Heritage list for Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta cultural landscape extension. The area is known for Renaissance urban planning, irrigated agriculture and the Po Delta environment.