Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org
Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org. Habitable, autonomo heating, cucina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Large 167 m² townhouse priced €10,864; estimated full cost ~€44,264 (≈€265/m²) vs regional median €345/m² — ~23% cheaper. Listed as habitable with 28 photos, but the listing omits year, energy class and bathroom details.
More on the house and the area
A very inexpensive, roofed town house with a long private concrete yard and covered carport — clearly habitable but plain. Good bargain for someone wanting a liveable starter home, but interiors/bathroom are not shown and the property needs cosmetic work and tidy/repair of the yard and outbuildings; verify auction/legal details before purchase.
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€11,000 – €19,000
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.
- Auction sale — legal/bureaucratic process to verify
- No interior photos; condition of rooms and bathroom(s) unclear
- Plain, dated exterior and small enclosed courtyard with limited privacy (close to main road)
- Covered carport and outbuildings need cleaning/repairs
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 38/100This is flat rice-country on the Vercelli plain, in the eastern Piedmont section of the Po valley. The area is crossed by irrigation canals and paddies linked to the rice cultivation for which the Vercelli province is known. The nearest town of size is Vercelli, which has a substantial historic centre and services.