Terratetto plurifamiliare in Isola Dovarese
CASA SEMINDIPENDENTE CON GIARDINO ESCLUSIVO A Isola Dovarese, paese in posizione strategica a 25km da Cremona, a 40km da Mantova e dal lago di Garda. Paese tranquillo con servizi attenti alle famiglie (trasporto scolastico, biblioteca, comune, posta, farmacie e negozi al dettaglio). Proponiamo casa semindipendente su 2…
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Listing is described as in excellent, perfectly habitable condition, so I added €200/m² for immediate works (165 m² → +€33k). Effective price = €98k+€33k = €131k (≈€794/m²) versus regional baseline ≈€409/m², about 94% above typical local value, so this is overpriced despite good photos and condition.
More on the house and the area
Bright, move‑in‑ready townhouse with a photogenic kitchen (lovely patterned floor tiles), large bedrooms and a private gravel garden plus garage. Well maintained and liveable as‑is — a good-value family home in a quiet Lombardy town, though it lacks dramatic views or historic features.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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.
- Only one bathroom for a 4‑bed layout
- No notable scenic views (inland town)
- Garden is small and gravelled rather than lawned
- Energy class not provided
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 63/100The area is on the flat lower Po plain, with fields, drainage canals and the Oglio River corridor nearby. Sabbioneta lies close by and has a complete planned Renaissance town center with UNESCO status. Casalmaggiore is the nearest larger town and provides the main services and rail links for the area. This part of the Cremona-Mantua plain is known for irrigated agriculture and for small historic centers set in the river plain.