Villa a schiera in Villata
In vendita a Villata, proponiamo una splendida casa semi indipendente situata in un contesto civile tranquillo e riservato. Questa abitazione si sviluppa su due piani e offre un ambiente accogliente e funzionale. Con i suoi 5 vani, la casa è ideale per famiglie o per chi desidera avere spazi ampi e ben…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €59,000 asking price is €434/m², already above the €345/m² level for comparable homes; allowing roughly €27,200 for light updating brings the effective cost to about €634/m². It is a spacious, apparently habitable 3-bedroom townhouse with a garage, but Villata offers limited location premium and the price is not compelling.
More on the house and the area
A spacious, solid two-level townhouse with a small private garden, balcony, garage, warm parquet bedrooms, and usable tiled living areas. It looks genuinely habitable rather than a renovation shell, but the interiors are dated and the kitchen needs completion; its appeal is practical value and space rather than spectacular beauty.
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€9,000 – €15,000
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 kitchen appears unfinished and lacks visible cabinetry/appliances, so some updating is needed before full move-in.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a three-bedroom home.
- The setting is a plain built-up residential area with no scenic view or standout exterior character.
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 54/100The area sits in the eastern Piedmont plain in the Vercelli rice-growing country, with flat farmland, irrigation canals and the Sesia River nearby. The nearest mountains are the Monte Rosa Alps, visible in clear weather but outside the immediate 15 km landscape. Vercelli is the main town and has a substantial historic centre with the Basilica of Sant'Andrea, the cathedral, arcaded streets and rail services. The area is known for rice cultivation and risotto production.