Villa in vendita a Vescovana
Vescovana Immobile Storico di 400 mq con 1000 mq di Giardino Ideale per 3 Appartamenti Indipendenti Il foglio bianco perfetto per il tuo prossimo investimento o per la casa dei tuoi sogni Nel cuore del comune di VESCOVANA (PD) in provincia di Padova a pochissimi passi da tutti i servizi primari e ben collegata ai…
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
The €78,000 asking price is only €195/m² versus a Veneto baseline of €353/m², but the building has no internal systems and needs substantial renovation: estimated effective cost is about €778,000 (€1,945/m²), far above the baseline. A sound roof, 1,000 m² garden, central services and 24 photos support the project, but the renovation burden absorbs the apparent discount.
More on the house and the area
This is an unusually substantial late-19th-century Veneto residence with a characterful historic façade, authentic wooden beams, antique cotto floors, decorative ceiling details and a large private garden. However, it is currently a renovation project rather than a usable home: the interiors lack finished services and need a complete fit-out despite the sound-looking roof and preserved structure.
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€79,000 – €140,000
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.
- Major renovation required: the interiors are stripped back and visibly uninhabitable as presented.
- Internal electrical, plumbing, heating, kitchen and bathroom systems are absent or unconfirmed.
- The 400 sqm scale and three-storey layout could make renovation costs substantial.
- Legal feasibility of converting the attic and creating three apartments 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 33/100This is the flat Po Valley between the Adige and Po systems, with reclaimed agricultural land, canals and embankments as the main landscape. The Adige runs nearby, and the wider Polesine plain begins immediately to the south. Padova is the nearest major city in daily use, with full services, a university and major rail links. The area is known for intensive farming and drainage landscapes rather than for a named natural or historic site within the immediate surroundings.