Terratetto unifamiliare in Rive
Terratetto unifamiliare in Rive. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, balcone.
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
160 m² terraced house in Rive listed at €99,000 (≈€619/m²); habitable with autonomous heating, garage and 29 photos. Using €200/m² for renovation gives an effective ≈€819/m², well above the regional median €345/m² and, with the inland location (sea 91 km), makes it an overpriced listing.
More on the house and the area
Solid, habitable terraced house with three bedrooms, a garage and a private yard — a realistic family home rather than a project. Interiors are dated but liveable, so modest renovation would make this a very good-value Piedmont home.
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 – €18,000
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 interiors need cosmetic updating (kitchen, bathrooms, some ceiling/floor repairs).
- Ground‑floor rooms face the street and have security bars—limited privacy.
- Small yard/plot is overgrown and needs clearing/landscaping.
- No scenic views—town centre location.
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.