Casale in Argenta
Proponiamo in vendita a Argenta, in Largo Ludovico Ariosto, un casale di ampia metratura di 360 metri quadri. L'immobile si presenta da ristrutturare e dispone di un giardino esterno, offrendo uno spazio esterno privato. La proprietà è intera e risulta esente da classificazione energetica. Costruito nel 1967,…
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 €45,000 for 1,040 m², the apparent €43/m² price is misleading: renovation at roughly €700/m² produces an effective cost near €743/m², well above the Emilia-Romagna farmhouse baseline of €290/m². The description claims only 360 m² and provides no rooms or bathrooms, creating a material size and usability contradiction.
More on the house and the area
This is a large farmhouse plot with substantial surrounding land and a potentially attractive rural edge-of-town position near the Reno river. However, the visible building looks abandoned and partly obscured by vegetation, while the listing confirms major renovation and provides no evidence of a currently livable interior.
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€206,000 – €365,000
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.
- The farmhouse appears heavily overgrown and likely requires major renovation.
- No usable interior, bathroom, kitchen, utilities, or bedroom layout is shown.
- Flat suburban/agricultural setting near roads and a railway or drainage corridor may limit privacy and charm.
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 61/100The area is in the eastern Po plain, with flat reclaimed farmland, drainage canals and wetlands around the Valli di Argenta. The Reno river passes nearby. The Valli di Argenta are a regional reserve and part of the Po Delta park system, with reedbeds, fishing valleys and birdlife. Ferrara is the nearest larger city, with a substantial historic centre and UNESCO status for the Renaissance city and its Po Delta context. The area is known for reclaimed lowland agriculture and wetland landscapes.