Bilocale in Torino
In zona Santa Rita, in posizione strategica e ricca di attività commerciali e servizi, proponiamo un bilocale situato al quinto e ultimo piano con ascensore. L'appartamento è composto da soggiorno con angolo cottura, camera da letto, bagno. Al piano interrato è presente una cantina. La doppia esposizione garantisce una…
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 €96,000 asking price is about €2,133/m²; with modest habitable-home costs, the effective level is roughly €2,333/m² versus a local reference near €664/m². Santa Rita is well served and the apartment is usable, but the premium is too large for a strong deal.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely habitable and well-kept apartment with a warm, highly personalized interior, fitted kitchen, heating, air conditioning, and a usable bathroom. It feels like a real turnkey home, but the standard urban setting, compact size, and lack of visible views or distinctive architectural character limit 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€3,000 – €5,000
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 attractive view, garden, terrace, or historic character is shown.
- The apartment is compact at 45 sqm, with a particularly narrow bathroom.
- Fifth-floor living means checking the lift, condominium costs, and roof/building condition.
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 55/100The cluster is inside the built-up area of Turin, so the lived surroundings are urban streets and dense city fabric rather than a rural landscape. The Po runs through the city, with the Collina di Torino immediately to the east. Turin is the nearest major centre and has the full services, monuments, universities, museums and transport of a large regional capital. The Alps are visible west and north of the city, but they are outside the immediate 15 km landscape of most urban districts.