Villa
Cilavegna: Zona Centrale, in tranquillo contesto residenziale con doppio ingresso carraio e pedonale, VILLA INDIPENDENTE disposta su più livelli e composta al piano terra da ingresso, ampio e luminoso soggiorno, cucina abitabile, ripostiglio/lavanderia e due camere, al piano primo da due camere matrimoniali, balcone,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 (€452/m²), the asking price is already slightly above the local €416/m² benchmark; allowing about €200/m² because the listing does not state the condition brings the effective cost to roughly €652/m². The central location, garden, parking and generous 155 m² support the price, but the missing condition and only one bathroom limit the deal's value.
More on the house and the area
A striking historic villa with an elegant tower façade, decorative ceilings, terrazzo floors, original shutters and a private garden. It is a real, furnished and apparently usable home rather than an empty shell, but it needs meaningful cosmetic restoration and maintenance to become comfortable and polished.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Clearly dated interiors with widespread peeling plaster, damp staining and visible cracks.
- The garden is overgrown and will need substantial clearing and ongoing maintenance.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a large six-bedroom home; roof, systems and structural condition are not verified.
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 35/100This is in the Lomellina plain, a flat agricultural area between the Po and Ticino systems, with a landscape dominated by rice fields, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads. The nearest town of some size is Vigevano, which has a substantial historic centre and services. The area is known for rice cultivation.