Prarolo ( VC ) - Casa con cortile e box auto
Prarolo ( VC ) - Casa con cortile e box auto. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, taverna, fibra ottica, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, esposizione doppia.
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Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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€43,000 for 120 m² but listed as "Needs renovation"; estimated renovation €700/m² → total outlay ≈ €127,000 (≈€1,058/m²), well above the Piemonte median €345/m², so it looks overpriced despite 16 photos, garage and existing heating.
More on the house and the area
Solid, roofed village townhouse with intact original details (spiral wooden stair, ceiling medallions) and a private courtyard plus garage. Interiors are livable but dated and will need updating to modern standards — good move-in-after-refresh potential at a very low price.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€24,000 – €42,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs renovation / modernisation (kitchen and bathroom dated)
- Fronts directly onto the main street — possible noise and limited street privacy
- Limited outdoor space (small paved courtyard)
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 western Novara plain, between the Sesia and Ticino river systems, with a landscape of paddies, irrigation canals, farmsteads and long straight roads. The Sesia runs a few kilometres west of Vinzaglio, and the Cavour Canal crosses this part of the plain. The nearest larger towns are Novara and Vercelli, both with full services and rail links. The area is known for rice cultivation in the Bassa Novarese and Vercellese.