Bilocale con cantina in centro Biella!
Proponiamo in vendita un bilocale, adibito ad ufficio, situato nel centro di Biella, al piano rialzato di un grazioso condominio . L'ingresso, totalmente indipendente dal condominio, si apre su un pratico disimpegno che distribuisce i vari ambienti della soluzione. Sulla destra troviamo il bagno, mentre proseguendo si…
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 50sqm apartment at 740 EUR/m2, ~14% above the local median of 650 EUR/m2 (n=5218, solid baseline). Central Biella location, has balcony/terrace, cellar and heating, 16 photos, fresh listing (6 days). Note it's currently used as an office (adibito ad ufficio) so some conversion/refit may be needed, and energy class is missing. Priced slightly above median but reasonable for a central, habitable unit — a fair deal rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
Standard 50sqm two-room ground-floor apartment in central Biella, currently used as an office. Interior photos show empty, dated rooms with beige marble tile floors, plain white walls, fluorescent strip lighting, and old radiators. Exterior is an ordinary 1960s brick condominium fronting a parking lot. The low price (€37k, €740/m2) reflects the modest, unremodeled condition rather than any standout feature. Central location and a terrace are practical positives but not visually striking. No stunning views, character, or nature elements. Nothing here stops the scroll.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Empty unfurnished interior with dated marble flooring and fluorescent tube lighting
- Ground-floor unit currently used as an office, faces street/parking area
- No energy class provided
- Building from 1960 with generic exterior
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.