Terratetto a Meleti
A Meleti proponiamo terratetto indipendente disposto su più livelli, completamente da ristrutturare, ideale per chi desidera realizzare una casa su misura o per chi è alla ricerca di un immobile da valorizzare. Al piano terra l’ingresso conduce al soggiorno, seguito da una cucina abitabile separata e di buone…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €55,000 for 89 m² plus an estimated full renovation (€700/m² → €62,300) gives an effective cost of ~€117,300 or ~€1,318/m², far above the regional baseline of €409/m². The house is completely to be renovated (many photos, garage and cellar add value), so it’s a bespoke project but overpriced for the local market.
More on the house and the area
Nice traditional townhouse with high beamed ceilings and original patterned floor tiles that give strong character. Structurally intact and roofed with usable rooms, garage and a small orto, but it needs a full renovation to make it a comfortable modern home — a solid bargain for someone who wants to personalise a rustic Lombardy house.
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€17,000 – €31,000
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.
- Property needs a complete renovation (plaster, finishes, services).
- Signs of damp/peeling at lower wall sections which should be investigated.
- Very small dated bathroom and kitchen; plumbing/electrical likely require updating.
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 32/100Flat plain of the lower Po Valley within a 15 km radius: continuous arable farmland with scattered farmsteads, irrigation and drainage canals, and the small roads and field boundaries typical of Lombardy's agricultural area. Land use is dominated by cereals, maize and dairy farming; irrigation infrastructure and reclamation works are visible in the landscape. There are no named mountains, lakes or regional/national parks inside the local radius and no ski infrastructure. Immediate local settlements are small comuni with basic shops and services; larger service towns in the province such as Codogno and the provincial capital Lodi provide rail links, hospitals and broader shopping but sit outside the small-village fabric. The area has no UNESCO status or widely recognised tourist designation and is part of ordinary cultivated lowland Lombardy rather than a named scenic zone.