Lamporo - cascina di ampia metratura
LAMPORO - CASCINA DI AMPIA METRATURA. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, caminetto, porta blindata, balcone, impianto tv centralizzato, solo cucina arredata, cantina.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Large habitable farmhouse at €89k (311 m2); adding habitable-level rehab ≈€200/m2 yields an effective price ≈€151k or ≈€486/m2, well above the regional median €262/m2, so it looks overpriced. The listing is well photographed and appears ready to live in, but it is remote (sea 102 km) and omits energy class and building year.
More on the house and the area
A classic Piemonte cascina with a photogenic brick arched loggia, big private courtyard and multiple outbuildings — characterful and rare at this price. The main apartment appears habitable and modernised (kitchen, bathroom, fireplace), while the barns and some facades will need renovation, making this a strong-value liveable home with scope to improve.
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€20,000 – €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.
- Several outbuildings look partially derelict and will need work.
- Large gravel courtyard currently used for farm machinery — limited planted garden space.
- No scenic long-distance view shown in photos (flat/agricultural setting).
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 30/100Within about 15 km the terrain is flat low-lying Po Plain dominated by irrigated rice paddies and a dense network of canals and drains used for wet-field agriculture. The land is intensively farmed (the Vercelli rice district is the regional reference for Arborio/Carnaroli-style rices). Settlement is a scattering of small villages, farmsteads and market towns linked by provincial and secondary roads and by regional rail and road corridors beyond the immediate plain. There are no named mountains, lakes or national parks inside the 15 km radius; on clear days the Alpine skyline is visible to the north but is not part of the local landscape. Nearest ski resorts and major alpine recreation areas lie well beyond the 15 km radius (drives of more than an hour).