Casa indipendente in Via Sottomarina
SOTTOMARINA CENTRO STORICO – CASA SINGOLA CON VISTA LAGUNA E AMPIO CORTILE Nel cuore del centro storico di Sottomarina, proponiamo in vendita una casa singola in posizione d’angolo, con due lati liberi, vista sulla laguna e un ampio cortile privato con possibilità di parcheggiare. L’abitazione si sviluppa su più livelli e dispone di tre camere e tre bagni,...
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
Asking €198,000 for 55 m² is ~€3,600/m² (estimated €3,800/m² after ~€200/m² work) versus the regional median of €486/m² — a very large premium. The property’s sea/lagoon location explains some value, but the listing does not state the condition, so the price looks significantly above local norms.
More on the house and the area
Charming, move-in-ready corner house in Sottomarina with attractive wood-beamed interiors and a private paved courtyard that can be used for parking and outdoor life. It feels like a usable historic town home, but it's very compact and has narrow spiral stairs and only a modest/unclear lagoon view.
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€4,000 – €6,000
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.
- Very compact layout and small rooms (55 m²)
- Tight spiral staircase — awkward for mobility and moving furniture
- Lagoon view is claimed but not clearly visible in the photos
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 64/100The cluster is in the lagoon landscape at the southern end of the Venetian Lagoon, with canals, saltmarsh edges and fishing infrastructure around Chioggia and Sottomarina. The Adriatic coast is close, with the long beach at Sottomarina on the barrier strip. The Brenta and Adige mouths are in the wider delta plain nearby, and the Po Delta regional park system begins to the south in daily driving range but not inside the immediate landscape. Chioggia itself is a historic canal town with a fish market, working port and regular boat links across the lagoon toward Venice. The area is known for fishing, lagoon produce and beach tourism.