Villa
Ad Urgnano a 5 minuti da Zanica. IDEALE PER 2/3 NUCLEI FAMILIARI O IMPRESE EDILI. GRANDE METRATURA DI BEN 325MQ ABITABILI + PERTINENZE. PRESENTE ANCHE SEMINTERRATO DA CIRCA 270MQ TOTALI SFRUTTABILE ANCHE COME MAGAZZINO/LABORATORIO CON VARIAZIONE DESTINAZIONE D'USO. In zona residenziale fra le più belle di Urgnano, a due passi dal centro storico ed a tutti i servizi...
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
Price €480,000 plus an estimated €200/m² renovation (510 m²) gives an effective cost ≈ €582,000 or ≈ €1,141/m² vs local median €448/m², so this is substantially above typical local values. The listing omits condition/energy/year and the text’s area figures (325 + 270 m²) contradict the 510 m², reducing confidence despite many photos.
More on the house and the area
A roomy, well‑kept villa with handsome covered terraces, broad lawns and spacious, light-filled living rooms and parquet floors — a comfortable, move-in home. The plot and semi-interrato give flexibility (multi-family use or workshop), but it’s a suburban property without dramatic vistas and the grounds will need regular maintenance.
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€34,000 – €57,000
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.
- Suburban location with neighbouring buildings — not a scenic hill/sea view
- Large garden and grounds mean upkeep and running costs
- Basement/seminterrato use as workshop/storage or change of use would require permits
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 34/100The cluster lies in the lower Bergamo plain, in a flat built-up area south of Bergamo with fields, roads, commercial strips and the infrastructure of Orio al Serio airport close by. The Serio river runs nearby to the east, but this stretch is lowland rather than a marked river landscape. Bergamo is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic upper town and full city services, but the immediate surroundings are part of its urban and peri-urban fringe.