Casa indipendente in Via San Francesco d'Assisi
RIPALTA ARPINA Proponiamo in paese ben servito da tutte le attività, cascina indipendente completamente da ristrutturare! La cascina tipica lombarda con porticato di 80 mq, legnaia e fienili è attualmente composta da 6 vani che possono essere adeguati in base alle proprie esigenze in quanto la metratura di circa 370 mq suddivisi in due livelli permette la realizzazione anche di...
What it really costs
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At €28,000 (€76/m²), the entry price is very low, but the 370 m² cascina is completely to restore; estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €435,000, or €1,176/m², versus the €475/m² Lombardia country-house baseline. The large size, portico, and outbuildings add potential but also substantial renovation risk.
More on the house and the area
This has authentic Lombard farmhouse character, with old brickwork, terracotta roof tiles, a broad portico, barns, and a private grassy courtyard. However, the property is explicitly completely to be renovated and the photos show storage/agricultural spaces rather than a livable house, so it is a substantial restoration project rather than a dream home ready to inhabit.
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€147,000 – €216,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated; currently an agricultural complex rather than a usable home.
- No finished living interiors, kitchen, or bathroom are shown despite the listed bathroom count.
- Roof, masonry, outbuildings, and structural condition require careful professional inspection.
- Renovation of 370 sqm could substantially exceed the €28,000 purchase price.
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 38/100This is the lower Po plain between Crema and Cremona, with flat agricultural land and irrigation channels. The River Serio runs nearby west of the village, and the Adda is also within the wider local area near Crema. Crema is the nearest town of size, with a walled historic centre, cathedral and full everyday services. The area is known for intensive farming and dairy production in the Cremasco and Cremonese plain.