Appartamento in Bosco Marengo
APPARTAMENTO 5 LOCALI PRONTO DA VIVERE - A BOSCO MARENGO A Bosco Marengo, in posizione centrale e comoda a tutti i principali servizi, proponiamo un ampio appartamento al piano terra inserito in una palazzina con poche unità abitative, ben mantenuta e caratterizzata da un contesto riservato e tranquillo. L’ingresso…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable ground-floor 130sqm apartment at €608/m2 vs baseline €650/m2 (strong baseline), ~6% below median. Move-in ready with autonomous heating, AC, 2 baths, cellar, walk-in closet, 37 photos, fresh listing. Sound value for a spacious family unit. Note: 'sea-view' tag is implausible for inland Bosco Marengo (Alessandria, no sea), likely a mistagged listing—minor contradiction but doesn't affect the core deal. No renovation needed given stated good condition. Modest discount rather than a steal keeps it in the good range.
More on the house and the area
Standard ground-floor apartment in Piedmont with dated 1960s finishes—terracotta tile throughout, red valance curtains, yellow laminate kitchen, and cluttered lived-in interiors. Spacious at 130sqm with corner whirlpool bathrooms and a walk-in closet, but nothing visually striking. The 'sea-view' tag is clearly erroneous (Bosco Marengo is inland Piemonte, no sea_km). Habitable but generic, no wow features present.
The listing and its photos show a house you can move into. Anything you spend beyond the price is your choice, not a repair.
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 34/100The area is the flat plain of the Bormida and Orba between Alessandria and Novi Ligure, with fields, canals, roads and scattered industrial and logistics sites. The Bormida runs near Alessandria and the Orba is a little to the east. Alessandria is the nearest town of size, with full services, rail connections and the citadel. Toward Novi Ligure the area is known for mixed agriculture and for being on the edge of the wider Gavi wine zone, but the core landscape around Bosco Marengo is plain country rather than vineyard hills. Bosco Marengo itself is known for the large complex of Santa Croce and for its link to Pope Pius V.