Casa indipendente in Via Legnago
Villino indipendente a pochi passi dal centro di Mantova RUSTIKO IMMOBILIARE PROPONE IN VENDITA: Villino indipendente a pochi passi dal centro di Mantova. PER INFORMAZIONI E/O VISITE CHIAMARE GIUSEPPE A pochi passi dal centro di Mantova, proponiamo in vendita un comodo villino caratterizzato da indipendenza,…
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At €1,524/m², the €64,000 asking price is already over 3× the Lombardia/Mantova country-house baseline of €475/m²; allowing about €500/m² for the stated partial renovation implies an effective cost near €2,024/m². Central Mantova and private outdoor space add some value, but the missing formal condition and renovation scope weaken the deal.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely independent small home with a private garden, mature greenery, exposed timber beams, traditional terracotta roof tiles and a large period wardrobe that give it modest Italian character. The interiors appear solid, furnished and usable, with a functioning kitchen and bathroom, but the house is basic and dated rather than beautiful or turnkey. Its low price and walkable location near Mantua add practical appeal.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Small 42 sqm home with a compact, basic bathroom and kitchen.
- Exterior walls, roofline and outbuildings show visible age and maintenance needs.
- The garden is informal and partly gravelled/overgrown rather than landscaped.
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 62/100The cluster is in the Po plain at Mantova, where the Mincio broadens into the Lago Superiore, Lago di Mezzo and Lago Inferiore around the city. The Mincio valley and its wetlands are the main landscape feature within reach, with the Parco del Mincio extending through the area. Mantova is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre with the Palazzo Ducale, Palazzo Te and the cathedral. Mantova and Sabbioneta are a UNESCO World Heritage site. The area is known for the Gonzaga city, the lakes around the centre, and rice fields and irrigated farmland in the surrounding plain.