Pizzighettone – gera: terracielo con negozio, abitazione e soffitta
Nel cuore della zona storica di Gera proponiamo in vendita TERRACIELO disposto su TRE LIVELLI, con locale commerciale, abitazione e ampia soffitta. PIANO TERRA: locale COMMERCIALE con DUE VETRINE fronte strada, ingresso secondario dal cortile comune, ampio disimpegno e bagno completo di doccia. Piano RISTRUTTURATO con…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking price plus a modest €100/m² update yields about €867/m² (€111,900 total) versus the local median of €407/m² — roughly 2.1× the median. Historic-centre location and a ground-floor commercial unit help, but the effective price is high for the area.
More on the house and the area
Lovely historic townhouse with characterful arches, exposed brick, vaulted ceilings and patterned flooring, plus a private courtyard/parking spot. The house is habitable (recently redone roof and updated bathroom on the listing) and would be a very liveable, characterful home after modest cosmetic work. Exterior repairs and some interior refreshing are the main practical tasks.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €100/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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Exterior plaster and some exposed brick need repair and re-pointing.
- Interior is habitable but shows dated finishes and some plaster cracks — light-to-medium refresh likely.
- Bathroom is narrow and will benefit from modernization; shared courtyard/entrance layout limits privacy.
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 56/100The area lies on the Po plain on the Adda River. Pizzighettone is known for its walled riverside settlement and the preserved circuit of Spanish-era fortifications. Within this stretch of the lower Adda the landscape is mainly flat farmland with riverbanks, irrigation channels and scattered villages. Cremona is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and services.