Terratetto con giardino
TERRATETTO CON GIARDINO. Habitable, autonomo heating, caminetto, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, 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
The €39,900 asking price is attractive in absolute terms, but adding about €23,200 for typical habitable-property updates gives an effective cost near €544/m², well above the €345/m² local comparison level. It is a sound-looking townhouse with a garden, heating, fireplace and balcony, but the price is not a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly appealing, habitable Piemonte townhouse with a colorful historic-style facade, shutters, balcony, fireplace, and an exceptionally well-kept private-looking garden courtyard. The interiors are clean, furnished, heated, and equipped with a working kitchen and bathroom, while upper-floor windows offer pleasant green hill views. At €39,900 for 116 m² with three bedrooms, it has genuine dream-home potential despite dated finishes.
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a three-bedroom home.
- The garden appears enclosed by neighboring buildings, so privacy and ownership boundaries should be verified.
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 70/100The cluster sits in the Monferrato hills, in a landscape of vine-covered ridges and small valleys. The Belbo and Bormida valleys are the main river valleys in this part of southern Asti and western Alessandria. This is wine country known for Barbera d'Asti, Moscato and other Monferrato and Langhe-Roero-Monferrato denominations. Nizza Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with everyday services and a substantial historic centre. Canelli is also close, known for wine cellars and sparkling-wine production. Parts of the wine landscape around here are included in the UNESCO vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato, with the core zones centred on nearby vine hills rather than on every surrounding village.