Villa carla
Lagosanto, propongo in vendita esclusiva villa unifamiliare in stile liberty, completa di grande garage.. Villa Carla trasmette subito un grande carisma, senza dubbio legato alla propria storia. Ubicata tra via Giovanni Venturini e Via Mandura, questa villa si circonda di un giardino, grande il giusto, ma con al suo…
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 modernization ~€200/m² (€40,000 total) gives an effective price ≈€650/m² vs the local median €359/m²; despite being a 200 m² habitable villa with garage, balcony and 32 photos, the asking price is high for the area.
More on the house and the area
This is a charismatic Liberty villa with multiple original frescoed ceilings, high rooms, decorative details and a private garden plus garage. Photos show a lived-in, habitable home that would reward tasteful modernization rather than full reconstruction — an exceptional character-filled buy for the price.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
- Will need modernization of services/kitchen/bathrooms despite being habitable
- Some exterior façades, windows and outbuildings show wear and will need repair/painting
- Garden is mature but requires maintenance
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 61/100This is the southern Po Delta landscape, with flat reclaimed farmland, drainage canals and lagoon margins close to the Valli di Comacchio. The Po Delta Regional Park lies within this area. The Adriatic coast is nearby at Lido di Volano and the long barrier beaches south of the delta. Comacchio is the nearest town of note, with canals, bridges and services, and the area is known for eel fishing, fish farming and wetland birdlife.