Rustico da ristrutturare nel borgo storico di brarola
RUSTICO DA RISTRUTTURARE NEL BORGO STORICO DI BRAROLA. Needs renovation, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €19,000 plus estimated €700/m² renovation (≈€115,500) gives an effective price of about €815/m² vs the regional median €262/m² — significantly above market. 165 m² farmhouse in a historic borgo with 7 photos but remote (103 km from the sea); listing omits energy class and build year.
More on the house and the area
Picturesque, crumbling farmhouse row in a historic borgo with character and a small yard, but the building is largely derelict. This is a true renovation project rather than a move‑in home — great bargain for a restorer, not ready to live in as‑is.
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€33,000 – €58,000
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.
- Extensive structural and roof damage visible
- Overgrown site, debris and safety fencing; unstable balconies/stairs
- Probably no immediate utilities — requires full renovation and reconnection
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 the flat rice plain of the eastern Piedmont lowlands, between the Sesia and Po river systems, with canals, irrigation ditches and large rectangular fields that define the landscape around Borgo Vercelli. The Sesia runs a few kilometres west of the village. Vercelli is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. The area is known for risicoltura, especially the paddy fields of the Vercelli plain.