Edificio in Via Nazionale 33
Edificio da ristrutturare con elevate potenzialità Santa Maria Maddalena (Occhiobello, RO) Proponiamo in vendita un interessante edificio da ristrutturare, situato in posizione strategica lungo l’asse principale di collegamento tra Ferrara e Rovigo, caratterizzata da ottima visibilità e facilità di accesso. …
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Listing is a large palazzo 'da ristrutturare' so I estimate full restoration ~€1,100/m² (450 m² → renovation ~€495k), making effective cost ≈€568k or ≈€1,262/m² versus the local baseline €246/m² — commercially unattractive unless you have a special use. Photos present but the maths makes this a renovation-heavy, high-cost project.
More on the house and the area
Solid two‑storey building with an intact roof and a very large, private plot — great potential for a conversion (B&B, home+business or spacious family house). The house is cosmetically and technically tired rather than a ruin, so it’s a realistic renovation project but not a picturesque countryside retreat due to the roadside location and worn interiors.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€178,000 – €263,000
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.
- Full internal refurbishment required (walls, floors, bathrooms, services).
- Located directly on a main road — traffic/noise and limited privacy.
- Former commercial layout (restaurant/bar) — check zoning/permits for residential conversion 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 55/100This is the lower Po plain around Ferrara, with flat agricultural land cut by canals and branches of the Po; the Po di Volano runs through the city and the Po Grande and Po di Primaro are nearby in the province. The Parco del Delta del Po lies east of the city, with lagoon, wetland and reclaimed plain landscapes, but its core areas are outside the immediate urban surroundings. Ferrara is itself the nearest city of size and has a large Renaissance historic centre with the Castello Estense; the city is on the UNESCO World Heritage list for Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta cultural landscape extension. The area is known for Renaissance urban planning, irrigated agriculture and the Po Delta environment.