CREMONA l GUSSOLA - Casale da ristrutturare.
Nel suggestivo comune di Gussola, immersa nella quiete e nei colori tipici della campagna cremonese, proponiamo in vendita una rara opportunità: ampia cascina rustica indipendente di ben 523 mq. Questa proprietà colpisce fin dal primo sguardo grazie alla sua autentica facciata in mattoni a vista che richiama il fascino…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Heating
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Price €99k for 523 m² (≈€189/m²) but estimated renovation ≈€700/m² → renovation ≈€366k, so effective cost ≈€465k (≈€890/m²) vs regional median €380/m². Large, characterful farmhouse with 26 photos and potential for division, but the high renovation burden makes the effective price well above local norms.
More on the house and the area
Beautiful, large brick Lombard farmhouse with original beams, an impressive corner fireplace, mezzanine and arched cellars — lots of classic character and good solid bones. The building is roofed and largely intact but currently in need of substantial refurbishment; great potential for a multi-unit home or agriturismo if you’re ready to invest in a full renovation.
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€104,000 – €184,000
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 substantial renovation / finishing (kitchens, bathrooms, surfaces).
- Several listing images are staged/CGI renderings showing a finished look — current photos show many rough, dusty rooms.
- Positioned on a road junction with adjoining farm buildings — outdoor privacy/usable garden appears limited; verify services and utilities.
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 38/100The cluster lies in the Po plain beside the Po River, in a flat landscape of embankments, fields, irrigation channels and scattered farm buildings. Casalmaggiore is the nearest town of size and has the main services and a developed historic center on the Po. This stretch of lower Cremona province is known for agriculture and for riverplain settlements between the Po and Oglio basins.