Villa a schiera in Redavalle
L'immobile è situato nel centro di Redavalle, in una posizione comoda e facilmente raggiungibile. Si tratta di una casa semindipendente disposta su due livelli con due ingressi distinti. Al piano terra si trovano il soggiorno, la cucina, la lavanderia e ripostiglio esterno. Al piano superiore sono presenti una camera…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €80,000 for 90 m² = €889/m²; adding modest renovation (~€200/m²) gives an effective ≈€1,089/m² — about 2.7× the regional median €408/m², so this is overpriced for Lombardia/Redavalle. Energy class G is a further negative, while 20 photos and a central location are small positives.
More on the house and the area
A solid, lived-in semi-detached village house with attractive brick arches, shutters, balcony and a private tiled courtyard — very practical for everyday living. Interiors are tidy and immediately habitable but plainly finished and energy class G, so expect higher running costs and a bit of updating to modernize.
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€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.
- Energy class G — high heating / running costs
- Basic, dated finishes so light updating likely
- Single bathroom and tight street parking / access
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 58/100Redavalle sits in the Oltrepò Pavese, in vineyard hills on the first rises south of the Po plain. The area is part of the wine landscape around Stradella and Broni, known for vineyards and sparkling wine production. The nearest larger town is Voghera, which has full services and rail connections. Pavia is the nearest historic city of size, with a major university and a substantial old centre, but it is outside the immediate landscape.