Casa autonoma nel centro di Torre de' Picenardi
Cerchi una casa del tutto indipendente, con un bel giardino privato ma al tempo stesso semplice e pratica da gestire? Questa proposta nel centro di Torre de' Picenardi rappresenta la soluzione ideale per chi desidera ambienti comodi senza la fatica di dover mantenere superfici eccessive. La proprietà si trova in una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Estimated renovation €150/m² => €18,000 work, bringing effective price to €64,000 (€533/m²), about 30% above the regional median of €409/m²; the house is described as habitable and well maintained in a central location with 20 photos, but the effective €/m² is high for the area.
More on the house and the area
A solid, centrally located independent townhouse that’s genuinely habitable and good value for the price. Rooms are generous but the décor and services are dated — liveable now, best after modest modernisation.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €150/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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Interiors are dated (1970s finishes) and will need cosmetic updating (kitchen, bathrooms, flooring) to modernize.
- Photos show a paved courtyard/outbuildings but not a clear private garden area — verify outdoor space in person.
- No energy-class/boiler details in photos — check heating system age and energy efficiency.
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.