Casa indipendente in Via Roma 5
CASA INDIPENDENTE CON RUSTICO E ORTO IN CORTE STORICA Zerbo (PV) – Via Roma: nel centro di Zerbo, in una zona tranquilla immersa nel verde del Basso Pavese, proponiamo una casa indipendente che conserva il fascino autentico delle abitazioni di corte, ideale per chi cerca quiete, semplicità e un contesto rurale ben radicato. La casa si trova in Via Roma,...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €29,000 asking price is €309/m², about 35% below the Lombardia country-house baseline of €474/m², but the condition is unspecified and the rural house with rustico likely needs substantial work. Including an estimated €700/m² renovation cost, the effective cost rises to roughly €1,009/m², making this only a fair deal until condition and habitability are verified.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, roofed village house with strong old-fashioned Italian character: patterned floors, vintage furniture, chandeliers, shutters, and a traditional street facade. It appears structurally usable but tired rather than move-in ready, with a particularly rough kitchen area and substantial cosmetic renovation needed.
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€18,000 – €33,000
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 interiors are very dated, with visible wall cracking, peeling plaster, and worn doors and windows.
- The kitchen and bathroom appear usable but likely require modernization and inspection of plumbing, heating, and electrics.
- The property fronts directly onto a public road, with no private outdoor space visible in the gallery.
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 34/100This is the lower Po plain near the Po River, with flat agricultural land and scattered settlements. The Po runs close by, and the landscape around the village is shaped mainly by fields, embankments, irrigation channels and minor roads. Stradella is the nearest larger town in the area, with rail links and everyday services; Pavia is the main provincial city used for higher-level services but lies beyond the immediate surroundings. This part of the province is known for intensive farming, and just to the north the Oltrepò Pavese begins, with wine-growing hills outside the immediate flatland setting.