Villetta a schiera
Porzione di villa con giardino di 150 mq sui tre lati, cucina, soggiorno, 2 camere dal etto, bagno, al piano primo e lavanderia, cantina, bagno e box doppio al piano terra. Serramenti monovetro, marmette di graniglia.
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 €140,000 for 156 m² = €897/m²; adding a modest upgrade estimate of €200/m² (€31,200) yields an effective ≈€1,097/m², far above the regional median of €407/m². Positives: garden, double garage and 15 photos; listing doesn’t state overall condition (mentions single-glazed windows), so price looks high for the likely level of work.
More on the house and the area
A solid semi-detached villa with a private garden and double garage — a very practical family home. Interiors are dated (marmette floors, older bathrooms, single‑glazed windows) but the property is liveable and would feel much nicer after straightforward updates.
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€10,000 – €18,000
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.
- Single‑glazed, old windows (thermal upgrade likely needed)
- Dated interiors and bathrooms — cosmetic renovation recommended
- Basement/lower rooms show damp/peeling; check moisture and waterproofing
- No energy-class/modern insulation visible
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 38/100This is the central Po plain between the Adda and Oglio river systems, with flat agricultural land, canals and scattered farmsteads. The Adda river corridor is the main nearby natural feature, with the Parco Regionale Adda Sud covering stretches of river landscape, woodland and cultivated plain in this part of the province. Crema is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre and services, and Cremona is the larger provincial city for daily and weekly needs. The area is known for intensive farming and for the irrigated plain of Lombardy.