Porzione di casa terratetto semi-indipendente su tre livelli
Porzione di casa terratetto semi-indipendente su tre livelli. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, terrazzo.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €89,000 plus estimated €21,000 of works (habitable but not renovated) gives an effective €110,000 or ~€1,048/m², versus the regional baseline of €418/m² — well above market. The house is habitable and well-documented (49 photos, garage, terrace), but the listing is priced significantly higher than comparable Lombardy townhouses.
More on the house and the area
A solid, habitable townhouse with real period character — hex floor tiles, a decorative fireplace and exposed roof beams in the attic give it charm. Main living levels look ready to live in, but the upper barn/loft will need renovation and there’s no private garden (garage and covered courtyard available).
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Upper loft/barn area is rough and needs work
- No private garden — courtyard/covered parking is shared
- Interior style is dated in places and would benefit from cosmetic updates
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 52/100The area is in the lower Varese hills between the Olona valley and the belt of woods and morainic terrain that leads toward Lake Varese and the pre-Alps. The Campo dei Fiori massif and the Varese Prealps are visible within the wider 15 km landscape to the north. The Parco Regionale Campo dei Fiori begins farther north around the Varese side and is not the immediate setting here. Varese is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre, services and rail links. Around Caronno Varesino the landscape is mixed woodland, small cultivated areas, scattered villages and roads tied to the Malpensa-Milan corridor. The area is known locally for vineyards and for the line of small prealpine foothill settlements in southern Varese province.