VICINANZE MORTARA 10 km
VICINANZE MORTARA 10 km, in piccolo borgo lomellina proponiamo ampia abitazione, possibilità bifamigliare, disposta da piano terra ampio laboratorio, trasformabile in appartamento, da ristrutturare; collegamento con scala interna per accedere al primo piano con altro appartamento composta da ingresso soggiorno/…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 (€197/m²), the price looks low, but the ground-floor laboratory requires conversion and renovation while only the first-floor apartment is described as habitable. Estimated effective cost is about €647/m², well above the Lombardia townhouse baseline of €406/m².
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial old Lombard townhouse with a weathered historic facade, traditional shutters, high ceilings, and period furnishings. The upper apartment is a real, furnished home with bedrooms, kitchen, heating, and bathroom, but it needs modernization, while much of the ground floor is a rough renovation project.
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, €450/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€26,000 – €44,000
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 main living apartment appears habitable but very dated, with basic kitchen and visible wall cracks.
- The large ground-floor laboratory and outbuildings require substantial renovation.
- Shared courtyard and street-front parking offer little private outdoor space; utilities and legal conversion of the laboratory should be verified.
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 42/100Mortara sits in the Lomellina plain, a flat agricultural area between the Ticino and Sesia rivers with extensive rice fields and irrigation canals. The nearest larger town is Vigevano, which has a substantial historic centre focused on Piazza Ducale and the Sforza Castle. Pavia is also within ordinary driving distance for services and rail links. This area is known for rice cultivation and for goose-based food traditions of the Lomellina.