Trilocale in Via Don Ferraro, 32, Roccavignale,
A soli 20 km. dal mare proponiamo piccolo appartamento con ingresso indipendente, sito al piano secondo, composto da: entrata, cucinino, tinello con caminetto, bagno con doccia, corridoio, una camera e un balcone. Completa di arredi, ideale come casa vacanza.
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
At €35,000 (€700/m²), the asking price is below the local €890/m² benchmark, but estimated habitable-property costs bring the effective price to about €45,000, or €900/m². The apartment has 11 photos, heating and a balcony, though the listing gives no building year or energy rating and offers no clear location premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely habitable, furnished village apartment with a welcoming fireplace, traditional tiled ceiling, independent entrance, and balcony. The surrounding Ligurian hill views and historic village setting add real dream-home appeal, while the €35,000 price makes it an unusually accessible base near the coast. It is charming rather than luxurious, and best suited as a compact holiday home or simple full-time retreat.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- Compact 50 sqm layout with a very small kitchen and only one bathroom.
- Interiors are clean and usable but dated, with older fixtures and furnishings.
- Balcony overlooks a road and neighboring rooftops rather than private nature.
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 58/100The cluster is in the Bormida valley on the Ligurian Apennine side, with wooded hills and low mountain ridges around it. The Bormida di Millesimo runs through this part of the valley. The nearest larger town is Cairo Montenotte, which has the main shops, services and rail connections for the upper Val Bormida. This inland part of western Liguria is known for forested uplands, small stone villages and mixed farming between the coast and the Piedmont plain.