Villa in Via Cassolnovo
In tranquilla zona residenziale, a pochi minuti dal centro di Abbiategrasso e nelle immediate vicinanze del Parco del Ticino, proponiamo in vendita villa con giardino privato. L’abitazione è suddivisa in due unità abitative, una al piano terra e una al primo piano, collegate internamente da scala esistente con accesso murato. Ogni piano misura circa 45 mq, per una superficie...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €255,000 (≈€2,125/m²); even after a modest €200/m² refit the effective price is ≈€2,325/m² versus regional median ≈€448/m², so this is far above our comparables. The listing does not state the property condition.
More on the house and the area
A practical, move-in-ready villa with a private garden and useful covered outbuilding — genuinely livable as shown. Interiors are simple and tidy rather than stylish, and the house is divided into two units, so expect modest renovation/repurposing if you want a single-family layout.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Property is split into two units (ground and first floor) with the internal stair currently sealed/murato.
- Modest suburban villa with no notable views or historic features.
- Some rooms show basic finishes and may benefit from minor cosmetic updating.
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 58/100The cluster is on the Naviglio Grande in the flat western Milan countryside, with irrigation canals, fields and riverside villas linked to the old canal navigation system. The Ticino River and the Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino lie within this radius, with riparian woodland, wetland and gravel banks along the river corridor. Abbiategrasso is the nearest town of size, with services and an old centre around the former Visconti castle. The area is known for canal landscapes, historic villas along the Naviglio Grande and the agricultural plain between Milan and the Ticino.