Quadrolocale in Vendita in Via Mazzini a Novi Ligure
Zona semicentrale: proponiamo appartamento da riordinare al 4 piano con esposizione sud/est, composto da cucina, sala, due camere da letto, bagno, balcone, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Priced at 280 EUR/m2 vs regional baseline of 650 EUR/m2, a strong ~57% discount. 100sqm 4-room apartment in a semi-central location, 4th floor with south/east exposure, balcony, cellar and heating. Condition 'needs renovation' but described as merely 'da riordinare' (to tidy up), suggesting light-to-moderate work rather than a gut job; estimate ~500 EUR/m2. 15 photos support the listing. Missing building year and energy class are minor gaps. Fresh listing (0 days). Even with renovation added, total remains well below baseline value, making this a solid deal.
More on the house and the area
Dated apartment in need of renovation with terrazzo flooring, aging green-tiled bathrooms, and a basic kitchen with exposed pipes. Interiors are empty and worn. Balcony view overlooks ordinary residential blocks with a modest lawn, no notable outlook. Only mild interest comes from the very low price (28,000 EUR, 280 EUR/m2 for 100 sqm), but the property itself offers no visual wow: no stunning spaces, character, or setting.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €20,000
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.
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 56/100The area sits in the hills and low ridges at the edge of the Apennines, between the lower Scrivia valley and the first rises toward the Ligurian watershed. The Scrivia river runs nearby, and the landscape around Novi Ligure is a mix of cultivated plains, vineyard and orchard country, and wooded slopes toward Gavi and the Val Borbera side. The nearest larger city is Alessandria, while Novi Ligure itself functions as the main service town for this part of southeastern Piemonte, with rail links, shops and hospitals. Gavi is close by, with its hilltop fort dominating the local landscape. This area is known for Gavi wine and for being a corridor between the Po plain and Genoa.