Quadrilocale in centro a Biella!
Proponiamo in vendita un ampio quadrilocale situato in zona centrale a Biella, comodo a tutti i principali servizi. L'appartamento, di circa 115 mq, si sviluppa su un unico livello ed è ubicato al quarto piano di una palazzina servita da ascensore. L'ingresso si apre su un ampio disimpegno che distribuisce in modo…
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 652 EUR/m2, essentially at the local median of 650, so no baseline discount. 115 m2 4-room apartment, 4th floor with elevator, two balconies, cellar and attic - decent features. Needs renovation (built 1975), so budget ~400 EUR/m2 for a cosmetic-to-moderate refresh. Fresh listing (6 days), 33 photos, legitimate agency. Energy class missing. Livable central location but no real bargain since price matches median; renovation costs push total effective cost above market, making it a fair rather than good deal.
More on the house and the area
Standard 115sqm 4-room apartment in a 1975 block in central Biella. Exterior is a plain, dated concrete-and-plaster building with balconies. Interior shots show a dated but tidy period-furnished living space with parquet, floral wallpaper and traditional wooden furniture - pleasant but ordinary, and photos look virtually staged/enhanced. Balcony offers a modest view of trees, neighboring buildings and distant hills. Low price (652 EUR/m2) and generous size are the main appeal, but nothing visually stops the scroll. No standout interior, view, or location wow. The bargain-per-sqm is offset by renovation needs, so no strong bargain wow either.
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, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€13,000 – €23,000
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.
- Interior photos appear AI-enhanced/staged (typical of virtual staging)
- Needs renovation - dated 1970s finishes throughout
- No energy class listed
- Ordinary 1975 apartment block on a suburban street
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 Biellese sits at the foot of the Pennine Alps, with the first prealpine ridges and valleys immediately north of Biella. The Cervo and Elvo valleys begin within a few kilometres, and the Serra d'Ivrea, a long morainic ridge left by the ancient Balteo glacier, lies close to the south-west. The Oasi Zegna starts above Trivero in the upper mountains of the province, within roughly this radius from Biella's northern side, with marked mountain roads and high pastures. The nearest ski area is Bielmonte in the Oasi Zegna, about 30 to 40 minutes by road. Biella is the main town of the area and has the full range of services; the hilltop borgo of Biella Piazzo preserves the historic upper town reached by the funicular. The area is known for its long textile tradition, for wool mills along the mountain watercourses, and for the Santuario di Oropa in the mountains above the city, a major religious complex and a UNESCO World Heritage component within the Sacri Monti system.