Rustico/casale in Via Roma
In complesso rurale in corso di frazionamento, proponiamo una porzione di rustico: un portico di 129 mq con altezza interna di 8,85 metri, volume raro che apre possibilità progettuali che una casa tradizionale non consente. L'altezza permette due strade. La prima è un'abitazione in stile loft su un unico livello a tutta altezza, con soggiorno, cucina, due camere e doppi...
What it really costs
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At €48,000 (€298/m²), the apparent discount to Lombardia's €380/m² baseline disappears once the 161 m² rustic portico is assumed to require conversion and heavy renovation: effective cost is about €1,398/m². The description presents a high-volume portico with project possibilities rather than a clearly habitable home, while condition, legal status and conversion feasibility are missing.
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The property has appealing old-farmhouse character, expansive private lawn and open agricultural views, with an unusually tall portico offering imaginative loft-conversion potential. However, the photos show mostly raw, unfinished agricultural space with no usable living interior, so this is a major renovation project rather than a realistically livable cheap 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€64,000 – €94,000
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.
- This is a raw rustic shell/large portico rather than a move-in-ready home.
- Substantial renovation will be needed, including interiors, utilities, kitchen and likely bathroom completion.
- The low price may be offset by the cost and complexity of converting the tall agricultural space into a legal residence.
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.