Casa indipendente in Via Aldo Chiorboli
Immersa nella tranquillità della campagna e circondata dal verde, a circa 15 km dal centro di Ferrara, proponiamo in vendita interessante casa indipendente libera su quattro lati, caratterizzata da un'ampia area cortiliva privata di circa 3.600 mq. L'immobile, di generose dimensioni e disposto su due livelli, si…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €39,000 (€110/m²), the purchase price is far below the local comparison level, but the house is completely to renovate. Estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €431,000, or €1,210/m²—well above the €420/m² benchmark for the area.
More on the house and the area
A characterful old Emilia-Romagna farmhouse with original brickwork, shutters, tiled roofs, generous private grounds, and an unusually attractive river-and-countryside setting. However, the actual building is visibly very weathered and sold completely to renovate, so this is a substantial restoration project rather than a usable home today.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€141,000 – €208,000
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 property is explicitly completely in need of renovation and is not currently move-in ready.
- The attractive interior images appear to be proposed/staged renderings; no real finished interiors are shown.
- Roof, utilities, structure, bathrooms, kitchen, and renovation permissions require verification.
- Rural access and ongoing maintenance of the large grounds may be demanding.
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.