Casa indipendente
In vendita a Valverde, nella tranquilla e ricercata zona di Casa Leone, proponiamo una casa indipendente di 131 mq, ideale per chi cerca spazio e la possibilità di personalizzare gli ambienti. L'immobile, disposto su due livelli, si compone di quattro vani, tra cui due camere da letto al primo piano, un bagno esterno e una cucina a vista, perfetta per...
What it really costs
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At €25,000 (€191/m²), the entry price is far below the €475/m² baseline, but the external bathroom and unspecified condition suggest substantial work. Assuming €700/m² renovation, effective cost is about €891/m², above the local baseline; key condition, year, and energy data are missing.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely atmospheric old Lombard country house with traditional beams, tiled floors, vintage furnishings, a covered porch, garden and sweeping green-hill views. It is clearly a real, furnished home rather than a ruin, but the dated interiors, weathered envelope and external bathroom make it a renovation project rather than a move-in-ready dream home.
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€26,000 – €46,000
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 house is very dated and will need meaningful cosmetic renovation.
- The roof, exterior plaster, wiring, plumbing and bathroom condition should be professionally checked.
- The bathroom is external, and the access road appears narrow and rural.
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 61/100This is the hilly Oltrepò Pavese, on the first ridges of the northern Apennines. The landscape within reach is a mix of vine-covered slopes, woods and small valleys rather than a plain. The nearest town of size is Voghera, which has the main rail services and everyday shopping and administrative functions for the area. The area is known for Oltrepò Pavese wine production, especially vineyards spread across the hills.