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 €59,775 (€720/m²), the apartment is slightly above the local €664/m² benchmark; allowing about €200/m² for a habitable property brings the effective cost to roughly €920/m². It has autonomous heating and a kitchen, but the listing is very sparse and does not say how many bathrooms or provide energy information.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable-looking 83 sqm apartment in a sunny urban building, with many balconies and a potentially attractive price for the size. However, the exterior is fairly ordinary, there is no proven view or historic character, and the lack of interior photos—especially with zero bathrooms listed—limits the dream-home appeal.
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€6,000 – €9,000
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.
- No interior photos are provided, so the stated habitable condition and kitchen cannot be visually verified.
- Bathroom count is listed as zero, which needs clarification before purchase.
- Dense urban setting with street parking and no private outdoor space or notable view.
- The façade and balconies show some visible aging and maintenance needs.
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 34/100The cluster sits inside the built-up area of the city of Novara (urban context). The surrounding landscape is the flat Po plain (Pianura Padana) dominated by intensive agriculture, with rice paddies and arable fields in the near countryside. The plain is crossed by small rivers and an extensive network of irrigation canals; the Agogna river runs through the Novara area. There are no named mountains or large natural parks within about 15 km. Lake Maggiore and the Alpine/prealpine foothills lie farther north and are reachable by car but are outside the 15 km radius. Novara is a provincial capital with a cathedral (Duomo), the Basilica of San Gaudenzio with its tall cupola, a regional hospital, and a main railway station with frequent services to Milan and Turin; road links provide relatively direct access to the A4/A26 corridors and to Milan Malpensa airport.