Appartamento, quarto piano con ascensore- Fr Ponzone 123A
Proponiamo in vendita un luminoso appartamento situato al quarto piano di una tranquilla palazzina servita da ascensore e dotata di riscaldamento centralizzato. L'immobile si apre su un accogliente ingresso che conduce alla cucina abitabile, con accesso al primo balcone. Proseguendo, si raggiunge l'ampio e luminoso…
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 100sqm apartment at 299 EUR/m2 vs regional median 650 EUR/m2 (n=5218, strong baseline) = ~54% below market. Fresh listing (5 days), 33 photos, lift, central heating, garage/parking, two balconies with panoramic view. Modest work needed: single-glazed wooden windows should be replaced for energy efficiency, and no energy class stated. 1970 building may need cosmetic updates. Optional box auto for +6000 EUR. Solid, genuinely habitable buy at low absolute price; no red flags apparent.
More on the house and the area
A habitable 100sqm 4-room apartment in Valdilana (Piemonte) at just 29,900 EUR (299 EUR/m2), an eye-catchingly low price. The main draw is the balcony view over the valley toward the mountains, though the foreground includes industrial sheds and the vista is fairly ordinary for the region. Interiors are tidy and well-staged but dated: pellet stove in the entry, fluorescent lighting, basic white kitchen, laminate flooring, single-glazed wood windows. The building exterior is a typical 1970s peach-toned condo block. Nothing here truly stops the scroll beyond the bargain price and the pleasant-but-modest panoramic outlook.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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 1970s building with single-glazed wood windows
- Fluorescent tube lighting throughout gives an institutional feel
- Interiors are clean but generic; kitchen and finishes are basic
- Panoramic view is pleasant but not exceptional (mountains partly obscured, industrial buildings in foreground)
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 72/100The cluster is in the Biellese prealps, on the forested slopes above the Cervo and Sessera valleys. The Sessera stream and the Panoramica Zegna road are part of the immediate area, and the upper valley rises toward the Bielmonte side of the mountains. The Oasi Zegna protected area lies within this part of Valdilana and is the main named landscape feature nearby. The nearest ski lifts are at Bielmonte, roughly 20–30 minutes by road depending on the exact hamlet. Biella is the nearest town of size, with full services and a historic upper town. This area is known for the historic wool-textile industry of the Biella district and for the Zegna mountain estate.