Rustico in Incisa Scapaccino
Rustico in Incisa Scapaccino. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, terrazzo, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €98,000 (€363/m²), this habitable 270 m² farmhouse is already priced about 39% above comparable local homes; allowing roughly €54,000 for updating brings the effective cost to about €563/m². The fireplace, garage, heating and terrace add practical value, but the price is not compelling for the area.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable Piemonte farmhouse with bright renovated interiors, a working kitchen and bathroom, heating, a fireplace, and generous living space. The large garden, traditional shutters and brickwork, plus views toward the wooded hills and hilltop church, give it genuine Italian character. It is not fully polished—the facade and rural annexes need renovation—but the property feels substantially more livable than a typical cheap rustico.
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€18,000 – €30,000
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.
- The main house appears habitable, but the exterior plaster is peeling and the attached brick outbuildings need substantial work.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a large 270 sqm property.
- The expansive garden and agricultural surroundings are attractive, but the home is in a settled village rather than a secluded countryside setting.
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 66/100This is the Alto Monferrato hill country, with vine-covered ridges, small woods and mixed farmland around the Belbo valley. Nizza Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with services and a substantial historic centre, and Asti is the larger city used for higher-order services and rail connections. The wider area is known for Monferrato wines, especially Barbera, and for a landscape of vineyards and hilltop villages; parts of the Monferrato wine landscape in the province are included in the UNESCO vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato, though not every nearby comune falls inside the core site.