Quadrilocale con ascensore e vista su colline
5 MOTIVI PER CUI ACQUISTARLO OTTIMO POTENZIALE DI PERSONALIZZAZIONE SPAZI LUMINOSI E BEN DISTRIBUITI COMODO AI SERVIZI VISTA SULLE COLLINE CIRCOSTANTI COMPLETO DI 3 BALCONI E CANTINA Proponiamo in vendita un luminoso appartamento quadrilocale situato al secondo piano di una palazzina ben tenuta e servita da…
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 93m2 apartment at 698 EUR/m2 vs baseline median 650 EUR/m2, so roughly 7% above the local median\u2014priced fairly, not a bargain. Positives: habitable condition, elevator, 3 balconies, cellar, garage, panoramic hill views, fresh listing (6 days). Negatives: 1960 build with energy class E suggests some modernization needed (windows, insulation, systems), and the description emphasizes 'personalization potential,' implying dated interiors. Light-to-moderate cosmetic refresh estimated ~300 EUR/m2. No structural red flags; solid baseline sample supports the valuation.
More on the house and the area
Standard habitable apartment in the Piedmont hills. The main draw is the balcony view over rolling hazelnut/vineyard hills, which is genuinely attractive and reinforced by a scenic aerial landscape shot. Interior is clean but ordinary: retro terrazzo floors, patterned kitchen tile, dated bathrooms, empty staged rooms. Low price and good €/m² give modest bargain appeal, but nothing about the property itself stops the scroll beyond the hillside outlook.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€9,000 – €16,000
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.
- Dated interiors with 1960s terrazzo floors and vintage tile backsplash
- Empty rooms and generic finishes
- Photos digitally optimized per disclaimer
- Energy class E
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 68/100The area sits in the vine-covered hills between the Belbo valley and the lower Monferrato/Langa edge, with continuous agricultural slopes and small hilltop villages. It is in the core wine country of the Asti and Moscato d'Asti zone, with vineyards as the dominant landscape. Nizza Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with a full small-town centre, shops and services, and Asti is the main city used for wider services and rail connections. This part of Piemonte is known for wine production, especially Moscato and other Monferrato wines. The vineyard landscapes of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato are the relevant UNESCO cultural landscape, though the strongest famous sectors are elsewhere in the wider area rather than immediately around the village.