Villetta a schiera
In vendita a Villata, proponiamo una splendida casa semi indipendente situata in un contesto civile tranquillo e riservato. Questa abitazione si sviluppa su due piani e offre un ambiente accogliente e funzionale. Con i suoi 5 vani, la casa è ideale per famiglie o per chi desidera avere spazi ampi e ben…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €59,000 (€492/m²), the estimated effective cost is about €83,000, or €692/m² after allowing €24,000 for likely minor updates. The house is described as habitable with a garden, parking and terrace, but it is priced at roughly twice the local comparable median and has no notable coastal or tourist-location premium.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
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 38/100This is the flat rice plain of the eastern Piedmont lowlands, between the Sesia and Po river systems, with canals, irrigation ditches and large rectangular fields that define the landscape around Borgo Vercelli. The Sesia runs a few kilometres west of the village. Vercelli is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. The area is known for risicoltura, especially the paddy fields of the Vercelli plain.