Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org
Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org. Habitable, autonomo heating, cucina.
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 €73,303 for 214 m² (€343/m²), this habitable apartment is well below the local €664/m² reference even after allowing about €42,800 for standard habitable-condition work. The listing mentions autonomous heating and a kitchen, but does not state the bathroom situation or provide much detail beyond that.
More on the house and the area
This is a very large urban apartment in Vercelli, but the building has a tired facade, peeling balcony concrete, security grilles, graffiti, and no distinctive architectural character. It may be a usable home according to the description, yet the lack of interior photos and the unclear bathroom situation prevent it from feeling like a beautiful, ready-to-live-in Italian dream home.
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€14,000 – €24,000
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 gallery shows only the dated, visibly weathered exterior; the apartment’s interior condition is not demonstrated.
- The listing reports it as habitable with autonomous heating and a kitchen, but records zero bathrooms, which needs clarification.
- The panoramic and aerial images are explicitly illustrative and do not prove views or the property’s 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 35/100Flat lowland of the Po plain characteristic of eastern Piedmont, with land within 15 km dominated by irrigated rice paddies and the dense network of canals used for rice cultivation; terrain is essentially flat with long straight roads and limited elevation change and frequent winter fog. Land use is overwhelmingly agricultural with small woodlots and linear riparian vegetation along irrigation channels; flooded fields in spring and early summer create seasonal wetland conditions that attract waterbirds. No national or regional park, notable mountains or lakes lie inside a 15 km radius; the nearest urban centre (Vercelli) provides rail connections and basic services to larger cities (Turin, Milan).