Cascina da ristrutturare con terreno
L'immobile si sviluppa su più livelli conservando il fascino rustico delle strutture di una volta, pronto per essere completamente ristrutturato e valorizzato secondo i propri gusti ed esigenze. Punto di forza della proprietà è lo splendido spazio esterno: un ampio terreno circonda interamente la cascina, comprendendo…
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
At €14,000 (€109/m²), this is an eye-catching shell, but the description says it needs complete renovation; using about €1,100/m², the effective cost is roughly €1,209/m², far above the local benchmark of €260/m². The listing does not say the bathroom situation or confirm dwelling-ready utilities, making this a high-risk project rather than a cheap livable home.
More on the house and the area
This is a photogenic old Piedmontese farmhouse with a terracotta roof, rustic façade, long balcony, mature trees, and generous surrounding land. However, it is presented as a complete renovation project, with no interior photos or bathrooms shown, so it is not currently a realistically livable home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€51,000 – €75,000
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.
- The property is explicitly described as requiring complete renovation.
- No bathrooms are listed, and interior livability is not demonstrated in the gallery.
- The overgrown grounds and weathered finishes suggest substantial cleanup and building work.
- Utilities, structural condition, roof performance, and renovation costs need verification.
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 30/100The cluster sits on the flat agricultural plain of the lower Po Valley. The local landscape within 15 km is dominated by arable fields and rice paddies with a network of irrigation canals and drainage ditches. There are no named mountains, lakes or national/regional parks inside a 15 km radius. Nearest ski lifts are in the southern foothills of the Alps; those are well over 15 km away (roughly a 1–1.5 hour drive). The nearest town of size is Novara (a regional city with a mainline railway station offering direct trains to Milan and Turin, hospitals, secondary schools and full shopping/services), located a few kilometres to the south. The area is part of the agricultural and industrial belt around Novara; it is known locally for cereal and rice production. Milan Malpensa airport and the Alpine foothills are reachable by car but lie outside the 15 km area.