Rustico in Castelleone
Nel cuore di Castelleone, proponiamo un rustico da sistemare che offre un'opportunità unica per chi desidera personalizzare la propria abitazione. L'immobile, costruito nel 1960, si sviluppa su più livelli e copre una superficie di 94 mq, rientrando nella categoria civile. La posizione centrale garantisce un facile…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Estimated renovation ≈€700/m² → €65,800 total, so effective price ≈€94,800 (≈€1,009/m²), well above the regional baseline of €377/m²; good central location and 10 photos help, but the high refurbishment cost makes this an overpriced project.
More on the house and the area
A solid, centrally‑located rustic house with intact floors, radiators and a private courtyard — a very attractive low‑price canvas. Interiors are basic and show damp/clutter and the outbuildings need work, so expect a sensible renovation budget to make this a comfortable home.
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€18,000 – €33,000
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 renovation and updating (kitchen/bath/electrics likely).
- Visible rising damp and plaster damage in places.
- Courtyard/outbuildings are overgrown and partly run-down and will need repair.
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 38/100This is the central Po plain between the Adda and Oglio river systems, with flat agricultural land, canals and scattered farmsteads. The Adda river corridor is the main nearby natural feature, with the Parco Regionale Adda Sud covering stretches of river landscape, woodland and cultivated plain in this part of the province. Crema is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre and services, and Cremona is the larger provincial city for daily and weekly needs. The area is known for intensive farming and for the irrigated plain of Lombardy.