Casale in Calvignasco
L'immobile è situato in un contesto di corte, caratterizzato da un ambiente tranquillo e immerso nella natura, ideale per chi ricerca privacy e quiete. Si tratta di un casale d’epoca che offre ampi spazi interni, con ingresso semiindipendente che garantisce una discreta autonomia. La struttura si presta a chi desidera…
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Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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Price €50,000 plus an estimated €70,000 renovation (€700/m2) gives an effective cost of ~€120,000 or €1,200/m2 versus the regional baseline of €380/m2. Listed as 'da ristrutturare' and showing 0 bathrooms, this is a full-renovation farmhouse project rather than a cheap ready-to-live-in find.
More on the house and the area
Semi‑independent farmhouse in a quiet courtyard with a private paved yard, garage and small garden — clearly usable as a home. Interiors and fixtures are dated and will need a comprehensive renovation, but the price is a real bargain for the space and location.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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 is liveable but needs updating: kitchen, bathrooms, floors and likely windows/heating work.
- Interiors are very dated (1970s/80s finishes) so a full cosmetic refresh is needed to modernise.
- No energy-class information provided; expect renovation costs for systems.
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 61/100The cluster is in the Ticino valley on the edge of Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino, with river woods, farmland and channels tied to the Ticino River. The nearest town of size is Abbiategrasso, which has a substantial historic centre and rail links toward Milan; Vigevano is also close, with a large historic centre centred on Piazza Ducale and the Sforza Castle. This part of the south-west Milan area is known for irrigated plain agriculture and for the river park landscape along the Ticino.