Casale in Ferrara
A Ferrara In Via Fossetta, tra Boara e Malborghetto di Correggio, casa indipendente con ampio magazzino ed ex stalla con porticato. L'immobile è sviluppato su due piani, al piano terra ingresso, cucina abitabile, sala da pranzo, ampia cantina ed al piano superiore quattro ampie camere da letto. Il piano terra necessita…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
90,000€ for 700 m² is €129/m² on paper, but heavy works estimated at €700/m² raise the effective cost to ~€580k (≈€829/m²) versus the regional benchmark of €290/m². The lot includes large outbuildings (magazzino/ex-stalla) that inflate covered area and the ad’s “vera occasione” claim contradicts the high renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
Handsome brick farmhouse with authentic beams, tall barn spaces and a walled garden on open farmland — very photogenic and full of character. Parts of the house (kitchen, bathroom, heating) appear in place but large areas and the entire upper floor need real finishing work. At €90k for ~700 m² of covered/outdoor space this is a genuine bargain for someone who wants a converted farmhouse with big barn potential.
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€139,000 – €246,000
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.
- Large attached barn/stables are mostly raw and need conversion.
- Second floor described as 'al grezzo' (unfinished) and ground floor needs renovation despite some functioning systems.
- Photos show heavy clutter and stored materials which will need clearing.
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 55/100This cluster is in the built-up area of Ferrara, so the lived setting is the city plain rather than a wider rural landscape. The Po di Volano runs through the city and the Po delta wetlands lie farther east, but they are outside the immediate 15 km landscape. Ferrara is a provincial capital with a large brick historic centre and major Renaissance monuments, including the Este Castle and the UNESCO-listed city planned under the Addizione Erculea. The surrounding terrain is the flat lower Po plain, with canals, embankments and intensive agriculture.