Casa autonoma nel centro di Torre de' Picenardi
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €25k plus an estimated €70k of works (≈€700/m²) the effective price is ≈€95k or ≈€950/m², far above the local median of €409/m²; heavy renovation pushes this toward an expensive turnaround. Positives: central location, garage and cellar and plenty of photos, but the required work makes the total budget substantial.
More on the house and the area
Independent two‑storey town house in the centre with exposed wooden beams and a sunny roof terrace overlooking traditional tiled roofs. The structure and layout suit a 2‑bed home, but the interior requires substantial updating — at €25k this is a real renovation bargain with good rental/resale potential.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs full interior renovation (kitchen, bathroom, finishes and likely services).
- Visible damp/peeling plaster in several rooms — investigate moisture and repairs.
- Old windows/electrics/heating likely need replacement.
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 33/100This is the flat lower Po plain between the Oglio and Po river systems, with arable land, drainage channels and dispersed farmsteads as the dominant landscape. The Oglio runs to the east of the area and the Po is to the south, but around Torre de' Picenardi the setting is mainly cultivated plain rather than a riverfront landscape. Casalmaggiore is the nearest town of some size, with services and a working historic centre on the Po. Cremona is the nearest provincial capital in daily reach, with a larger service base and its cathedral square. The area is known for intensive agriculture and for the wider Cremonese plain of dairy farming and cured-meat production.