Casa indipendente Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 2, 44020, Ostellato
[Rif. DV-14320] Proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente di circa 220 mq commerciali situata in Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 2, in centro ad Ostellato, sviluppata su due livelli e caratterizzata da ambienti di generosa metratura. L'immobile è da ristrutturare e offre interessanti possibilità di personalizzazione, sia…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €96,000 for 300 m², the €320/m² asking price looks attractive, but renovation at roughly €700/m² raises the effective cost to about €1,020/m², well above the Emilia-Romagna baseline of €467/m². The description cites a 220 m² house plus substantial garages, storage and warehouse space, creating uncertainty over the usable residential area and value.
More on the house and the area
A handsome, substantial two-storey brick townhouse with a balcony, mature garden, traditional shutters and a characterful stone fireplace. It is a real, roofed house with floors, heating and bathrooms, but the interiors are dated and need meaningful renovation rather than simple decoration. The generous 300 sqm footprint and extensive ancillary buildings create strong value potential, though the property feels more like a spacious restoration project than an immediately dreamy 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€59,000 – €105,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including outdated interiors and likely modernization of kitchen and bathrooms.
- Visible exterior weathering and some interior cracking should be checked by a surveyor.
- The property is very large, with extensive garages, storage buildings and outbuildings that may add maintenance costs.
- No scenic views are shown; the setting is a conventional town-center neighborhood.
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 41/100This is the lower Po plain around the Po di Volano and the drainage-canal landscape east of Ferrara, with flat farmland, embankments and scattered reclaimed land settlements. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status linked to the Renaissance city and the Po Delta. The Po Delta Regional Park lies partly within this radius toward the east, with wetlands, pinewoods and lagoons in the delta area. The area is known for irrigated agriculture and land reclamation.