Villetta
CERGNAGO - IN ESCLUSIVA: Villetta a schiera, di recente costruzione, composta da piano terra ingresso nel soggiorno spazioso, cucina abitabile, bagno; piano primo disimpegno, camera matrimoniale con aria condizionata, cameretta e bagno. FINITURE: porta blindata, doppi vetri in legno, aria condizionata con pompa di calore nella camera matrimoniale, riscaldamento a pavimento.
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 €60,000 (€600/m²), the estimated effective cost is about €80,000 or €800/m² after allowing €200/m² for a habitable home. This is nearly double the Lombardia townhouse baseline of €406/m², though the 2008 construction, garage, heating, and good condition support some of the premium.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, usable townhouse with a sunny private garden, shutters, balcony, and attractive exposed timber-and-terracotta ceilings that give it some character. The home appears fully habitable with a fitted kitchen, two bathrooms, tiled floors, heating, and air conditioning, although the presentation is dated rather than dreamlike. At €60,000 for around 100 m² with a garage, its strongest appeal is practical value combined with a pleasant lived-in atmosphere.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Interiors are very dated, heavily furnished, and would benefit from decluttering and cosmetic updating.
- The bathrooms and kitchen appear functional but basic and somewhat worn.
- No notable panoramic view or dramatic Italian landscape is shown.
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 38/100Cergnago sits in the Lomellina, the flat lower plain between the Po and Ticino systems, with a landscape of rice fields, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads. The nearest town of size is Vigevano, which has services, a large historic centre and the Piazza Ducale. This part of the province is known for rice cultivation.