Appartamento via Biasini 3, Azzio, Varese
Immobile sito in un vecchio fabbricato suddiviso in più unità immobiliari all'interno del nucleo antico di Azzio, con affaccio principale su corte; l'appartamento si trova al piano primo, accessibile mediante scala comune e successivo ballatoio, mentre il box è al piano terra accessibile attraverso corte e andito…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingHabitableThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This apartment is explicitly marketed as a telematic judicial auction/pre-auction purchase, which carries legal and procedural risks despite the low €18,000 asking price. With estimated renovation included, the effective cost is about €800/m² versus a local reference of €762/m².
More on the house and the area
This tiny apartment sits in Azzio’s old village core, with appealing stonework, traditional shutters, balconies, tiled roofs, and a glimpse toward mountain scenery. The exterior has genuine historic charm and the €18,000 price is striking, but the home is extremely compact and the listed absence of a bathroom—combined with heavily obscured interior photos—makes livability uncertain.
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€2,000 – €4,000
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.
- Very small 30 sqm apartment with no bathroom listed in the facts.
- Interior photos are heavily obscured, so kitchen, bathroom, and actual move-in condition cannot be verified.
- Auction/pre-auction purchase involves additional legal and procedural risk.
- Shared access through a courtyard, common stair, and external landing may limit privacy and convenience.
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 68/100The area lies in the lakes-and-hills belt of northern Varese between Lake Maggiore and the first Prealpine ridges. Lake Maggiore is within about 10 km to the west, and Lake Varese lies to the south-east. The Campo dei Fiori massif and the Varese Prealps are nearby, with the Parco Regionale Campo dei Fiori within reach to the east. The nearest ski lifts are the small lifts around the Forcora area above Maccagno, roughly an hour’s drive, which is outside the immediate landscape. The nearest town of size is Varese, which has a full range of services, rail links and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for a mix of wooded hills, small lakes, and access to the Maggiore shore towns such as Laveno-Mombello.