Casa indipendente in Via Maestra 126
L’immobile è situato a Borgo San Siro e si compone di una cascina indipendente con giardino privato, composta da più fabbricati. La proprietà include due abitazioni su due livelli, ciascuna con ingresso, soggiorno, cucina, due camere da letto e un bagno. Completano la struttura tre locali di sgombero utilizzabili come box, un granaio su due piani e un portico. Al...
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At €65,000 for 400 m² (€162/m²), the headline price is attractive, but assuming substantial works across several buildings brings the effective cost to about €345,000 (€862/m²), above the Lombardia country-house baseline of €475/m². The missing condition and mixed residential/storage structures create significant renovation and usability uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
A substantial historic Lombardian cascina with a private courtyard, garden, exposed brick arches and attractive traditional farm architecture. The property appears to include two genuine residential units, but much of the 400 m² complex is clearly agricultural or workshop space in rough condition, so this is a renovation project rather than an immediately livable 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€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.
- Substantial renovation appears necessary, especially for the large barn and courtyard structures.
- Roof timbers, masonry, plaster and services require professional inspection.
- The photos do not prove that both residential units are currently move-in ready.
- No views or especially scenic surroundings are shown.
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 52/100This is in the Lomellina, a flat part of the western Po plain with extensive rice fields, irrigation canals and straight rural roads. The Ticino River and the Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino lie to the east, with river woodland, wetland areas and old gravel banks. Vigevano is the nearest larger town, with Piazza Ducale, the Castello Sforzesco and the services of a substantial provincial centre. The area is known for rice cultivation.