Casa indipendente in Via Aldo Chiorboli 177
Fossa d'albero, immersa nella tranquillità della campagna e circondata dal verde, a soli 15 km dal centro di Ferrara, proponiamo in vendita un'interessante casa indipendente libera su quattro lati, con un'ampia area cortiliva di circa 3.600 mq. Una soluzione dalle grandi potenzialità, ideale per chi sogna di creare una casa completamente su misura, lontano dal caos cittadino ma comunque...
What it really costs
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The €45,000 price is only €126/m² versus a €412/m² baseline, but the 356 m² country house is described as having “great potential” with no condition details. Assuming substantial renovation at about €700/m², effective cost reaches roughly €826/m², making the apparent discount unattractive unless the building is in better condition than implied.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, characterful rural farmhouse with exposed brick, traditional shutters, a historic agricultural outbuilding, and an impressive 3,600 sqm area of land. However, the actual house is an uninhabitable renovation project rather than a ready home: the roof is present, but interiors are bare and deteriorated, with no proven living facilities.
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€71,000 – €125,000
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 real interiors appear severely deteriorated, with cracked and peeling walls, damaged floors, and no visible functional kitchen or bathroom.
- Extensive renovation is likely required, potentially including systems, windows, structure, and moisture remediation.
- The polished furnished interiors and landscaped garden shown in some images appear conceptual/staged and should not be treated as existing features.
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 38/100The area lies in the lower Po plain, with flat agricultural land and the Po di Goro and other branches of the Po delta landscape not far to the south and east, though the immediate surroundings are mainly reclaimed farmland and river plain. The Po runs nearby and shapes the local geography. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status for the Renaissance city and the Po Delta cultural landscape. The area is known for agriculture and for its position between the lower Po and the routes toward Ferrara and Rovigo.