Rustico con giardino
VENDESI: in zona residenziale e molto tranquilla, caratteristico rustico con giardino in mattoni, completamente da ristrutturare. COD.AGENZIA: C14M Per info: COMPRICASA Tel. 0429/805600 e-mail montagnana@compricasa.net
What it really costs
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €34,000 headline price (€117/m²) is misleading because the 290 m² farmhouse is completely to renovate; at an estimated €1,100/m², effective cost is about €1,217/m² versus a €310/m² Veneto baseline. It has been listed for 1,027 days, suggesting the market has rejected the asking price.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial traditional brick farmhouse with attractive historic character, exposed masonry, old timber ceilings, and a garden. However, the interior is severely dated and deteriorated, with no convincing modern services or comfortable living spaces, so it is a major restoration project rather than a ready 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€115,000 – €170,000
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 renovate and not realistically move-in ready.
- Interiors show heavy deterioration, damp, cracked finishes, basic floors, and no visible usable kitchen or bathroom.
- Roof, timber structure, utilities, and legal renovation requirements need thorough professional checking.
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 35/100This is the southern Padova plain near the Adige basin, with flat agricultural land, drainage canals and scattered villages. The nearest larger centres are Este and Monselice, both with everyday services and old town fabric; Padova is farther north for higher-order services and rail links. The Euganean Hills lie outside the immediate plain and are the nearest distinct landscape feature in the wider area. The area is known for arable farming and small-town settlement on the Venetian plain.