Casa Indipendente a Gattinara
Casa Indipendente a Gattinara. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €79k for 460 m², a conservative habitable refit (~€200/m²) adds €92k, giving an effective price ≈€171k or ≈€372/m² — about 32% above the regional baseline of €281/m², so this trades as overpriced for Piemonte.
More on the house and the area
A solid, habitable town house with a usable two-bedroom apartment above a former shop, balcony and private courtyard/garage — not glamorous but genuinely liveable. Great value for the total floor area, though interiors are dated and the road-front location and outbuildings will need attention.
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€30,000 – €51,000
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, lived-in interiors will need updating (kitchen, finishes).
- Fronting a main road — noise and privacy could be an issue.
- Ground-floor former shop and outbuildings need work/repurposing.
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 67/100The area sits at the foot of the Sesia valley, with the Monte Rosa side of the Pennine Alps visible to the north on clear days. The Sesia river runs a few kilometres east, and the low hills around Gattinara are covered by vineyards. The nearest larger town is Borgosesia in the upper plain and valley entrance, with day-to-day services and rail connections farther south toward Novara. This is the heart of the Gattinara wine area, known for Nebbiolo-based reds from volcanic porphyry soils.