Casa indipendente in Via Roma
Vendesi a Casteggio in zona panoramica, piccola palazzina su due livelli. Completamente da ristrutturare. Occasione.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €39,000 (€488/m²), this 80 m² panoramic country house appears cheap upfront but is completely to renovate; estimated works of about €88,000 bring the effective cost to roughly €1,588/m². That is far above the €469/m² local benchmark, so the terrace and location do not offset the renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
The house has attractive historic character, shuttered windows, decorative roof edging, and a genuinely broad panorama over the rooftops and surrounding plain. However, the listing explicitly says it is completely to be renovated, and the worn facade plus lack of interior photos make this a substantial project rather than a ready-to-live-in home.
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€32,000 – €47,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated; current livability is not demonstrated.
- No interior photos, so the state of floors, roof, bathroom, kitchen, and utilities is unknown.
- The home fronts directly onto a town road, with no clearly visible private garden.
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 58/100This is in the Oltrepò Pavese hill country, on the first ridges south of the Po plain, with a landscape of vineyards, mixed woods and small valleys. The Staffora valley lies nearby, and the northern Ligurian Apennines rise farther south within the wider area. The nearest larger town is Voghera, which provides the main rail links, services and shopping for this part of the province. The area is known above all for wine, especially Oltrepò Pavese sparkling wines and Pinot Nero.