Casa Indipendente in vendita a Formigliana
Casa Indipendente in vendita a Formigliana. Habitable, garage, accesso per disabili, balcone.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
After adding an estimated €200/m2 renovation the effective price is ~€97,800 (~€517/m2), about 50% above the Piemonte baseline of €345/m2. Large 189 m2, garage and 29 photos are positives, but the effective €/m2 premium makes this an overpriced listing.
More on the house and the area
Spacious, solid and immediately habitable townhouse with large rooms, vintage patterned floor tiles and high ceilings — comfortable to live in as-is. It’s a real bargain for the square metres and includes a garage, but interiors are dated and there are no photos of outdoor space or views.
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€13,000 – €21,000
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 1970s–80s finishes and fixtures — cosmetic updating likely
- No exterior shots or views shown (no garden, terrace or scenic setting visible)
- Energy class/utility details not provided
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 30/100The cluster sits on the flat Po plain where large, regularly flooded rice paddies and a network of irrigation canals and ditches dominate the immediate landscape. The Sesia river and its floodplain lie within the wider plain and are the main natural waterways serving this part of Vercelli province. There are no mountains or named lakes within the c.15 km radius; the terrain is low and agricultural. The nearest town of size is Vercelli (railway station on the Turin–Milan corridor, secondary and tertiary services, historic cathedral), with road links toward Turin and Milan. The area is part of one of Italy’s principal rice-producing districts (cultivation of traditional risotto rices such as Arborio/Carnaroli), with seasonal standing water in fields during the growing season. There are small villages and farmsteads nearby rather than touristic attractions or protected high-relief landscapes.