Villetta bifamiliare a Isola Vicentina,
Villetta bifamiliare a Isola Vicentina,. Habitable.
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €62,000 plus an estimated €200/m2 for works (€24,000) gives an effective €86,000 or ≈€717/m2, far above the Veneto median of €350/m2. The house is listed as habitable with 18 photos (positive), but its high effective €/m2 and inland location (76 km from the sea) make it overpriced.
More on the house and the area
Solid, lived-in town house with original timber floors, an atmospheric attic with exposed beams and a small private garden. Rooms are spacious and immediately habitable but the interior is dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating and an extra bathroom for comfortable family use.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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 and finishes — cosmetic modernisation needed
- Attic/upper floor is a rough, older timber space and may need structural check/renovation
- Only one bathroom for a large house
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 58/100The cluster is at the foot of the Vicentine Prealps, with the first wooded ridges rising immediately north around Monte Summano and the Pasubio group farther up the valleys. The nearest substantial river landscape is the Astico valley to the northeast. Schio is the nearest larger town, with a full service centre and a dense industrial urban belt running south toward Vicenza. Vicenza is the main city in daily reach, known for Palladian architecture and its UNESCO status. This part of the province is known for a mix of foothill villages, vineyards and industrial settlements along the plain edge.