Cascina con 600 m2 di giardino
CASCINA CON 600 M2 DI GIARDINO. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, mansarda, accesso per disabili, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina, esposizione doppia.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
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Habitable farmhouse 1,080 m2 offered at €79,000 with an estimated €200/m2 renovation => effective ≈ €273/m2, which is close to the regional baseline of €262/m2. Good condition, 44 photos, garage and garden make this a solid mid-range renovation/living opportunity.
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A roomy, characterful cascina with vaulted whitewashed ceilings, original brickwork and a working fireplace set in a large private lawn — great bones and truly liveable. It needs cosmetic refreshes and some system checks, but at €79k this is an irresistible, realistic countryside home-ownership bargain.
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€71,000 – €121,000
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.
- Cosmetic work and finishing needed in places (peeling plaster, exposed brick patches).
- Only one bathroom shown for a large house — likely needs updating/adding.
- Ground-floor windows have bars; some external facades show wear.
- Confirm condition of systems (heating, electrics) despite 'habitable' status.
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 38/100Flat, low-lying agricultural plain dominated by irrigated rice paddies and a dense network of irrigation canals and drainage ditches. Landscape is a patchwork of fields, farmsteads and small villages rather than continuous woodland or hills. The area is part of the Vercelli rice district; local agriculture is focused on rice and related milling and processing activities. Seasonal flooding of paddies in the growing cycle creates habitat used by waterbirds and other wetland species. Villarboit sits near the boundary of Vercelli province (close to the Novara area). The provincial capital Vercelli is roughly 15 km away and offers rail connections, shops and municipal services.