Rustico/casale in Via Roma
Proponiamo in complesso rurale porzione di abitazione: circa 240 mq distribuiti su due piani, pronti da personalizzare. Al piano terra si trovano ingresso, ampio soggiorno con zona pranzo, cucina separata, bagno e una rimessa di 38 mq direttamente collegata. Al piano primo tre camere da letto, con la possibilità di ricavare un secondo bagno. Sopra, un sottotetto accessorio con altezza...
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The asking price is attractive at €293/m² versus the €380/m² Lombardia farmhouse baseline, but “pronti da personalizzare,” the possible need for a second bathroom, and unclear condition imply roughly €400/m² in works. That raises the effective cost to about €693/m², well above the baseline; condition and the discrepancy between 304 m² and the described 240 m² plus 38 m² outbuilding need verification.
More on the house and the area
A very large, genuinely usable farmhouse with an appealing rustic character: exposed painted beams, old terracotta floors and generous rooms. It is not a polished dream home, but the roofed, furnished interiors look liveable while offering substantial scope for modernization. The low price per square metre strengthens the appeal, though the lack of exterior photos makes the setting difficult to judge.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€35,000 – €59,000
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.
- The interiors are fully furnished and usable, but finishes, kitchen and bathroom are quite dated.
- Heating appears to rely partly on standalone heaters/stoves; verify the full heating and utility systems.
- No exterior, garden, access or surrounding views are shown, and the second bathroom would need to be created.
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 34/100This is the central Po plain between Cremona and Crema, with flat agricultural land, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads. The Oglio is the nearest significant river in the wider area, east of Soresina. Cremona is the nearest city of size, with a substantial historic centre and services.