Santhià: appartamento luminoso 2 camere e 2 balconi
Santhià, 79.000 euro. Per vedere la luce non serve passare a miglior vita. Basta cambiare casa. E questa, lasciatelo dire, ha ottimi argomenti per convincerti. A Santhià, al primo piano, di fronte al parco comunale e a pochi passi dal centro storico, ti aspettano oltre 90 metri quadri, ambienti ampi e due balconi. La…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €79,000 (€878/m²), plus an estimated €22,500 for the bathroom and flooring work, the effective cost is about €1,128/m²—well above the local €667/m² benchmark. The apartment is habitable, bright, centrally located, and benefits from recent windows and boiler, but the renovation premium limits the deal value.
More on the house and the area
A bright, spacious and clearly usable 90 m² apartment with generous rooms, balconies and a pleasant green outlook across the municipal park. It is a real home rather than a project, with recent windows, boiler and autonomous heating, but the dated bathroom and worn floors need meaningful updating. Overall, practical and comfortable rather than a dream-home visual knockout.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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 – €12,000
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.
- Bathroom needs renovation.
- Floors require restoration and polishing.
- Energy class G may mean higher running costs.
- No striking architectural character or private outdoor space is shown.
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 56/100The area sits on the eastern Piedmont plain between the Dora Baltea and the rice lands of the Vercelli plain. The Serra d'Ivrea, the long morainic ridge left by the ancient Aosta glacier, begins a short distance to the north-west and gives the nearest distinct landform within this radius. Vercelli is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. This part of the province is known for rice cultivation and irrigation canals.