Terratetto unifamiliare in San Paolo Solbrito
Nel cuore del comune di San Paolo Solbrito, si propone in vendita una casa indipendente di 180 mq, ideale per chi cerca spazio e tranquillità. L'immobile, risalente al 1900, si sviluppa su più livelli e offre una disposizione funzionale degli ambienti. Al piano terra, si trovano tre ampie camere che possono essere…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable townhouse at 367 EUR/m2, essentially at baseline median (351). Fresh listing (2 days), 26 photos, garden, two balconies, heating. 1900 build with energy class G means dated systems and likely renovation needs despite habitable status; budget ~400 EUR/m2 for updates. Baseline is regional and coarse for a small town, so treat comparison cautiously. Price is fair rather than a steal given the renovation overhang, but solid space and independence make it reasonable.
More on the house and the area
A 180sqm independent 1900 townhouse in a quiet Piemonte village at €66k (€367/m2), a modest bargain for the size. Exterior is a simple cream-rendered farmhouse with worn brown shutters and an overgrown garden/field, pleasant but unremarkable. Interiors are mixed: some rooms are habitable with modern tiling and painted walls, but the old bedrooms show cracked, damp-stained plaster and terracotta floors needing full restoration. Functional but ordinary; no standout wow feature beyond the low price and green surroundings.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€21,000 – €35,000
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.
- Two distinct finish levels: dated 1900 rustic rooms with damp/cracked plaster upstairs vs. renovated tiled rooms
- Interiors dated and cluttered, heavy renovation needed for old sections
- Exterior is a plain rendered farmhouse with weathered shutters
- No sea; landlocked Piemonte village
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 49/100The area sits on the Astigiano plain between the low hills of Monferrato to the east and the first rises toward the Poirino plateau and Turin plain to the west. The Triversa stream runs through this part of the countryside. Within about 15 km the main nearby centre is Villanova d'Asti, with rail services and everyday shops and services, while Asti is the nearest larger town beyond that radius. This is mixed agricultural country, known in the wider area for vineyards, cereals and livestock farming rather than for a single named natural feature.