Appartamento in Strada alla Filatura di Tollegno 19
PAVIGNANO STRADA ALLA FILATURA DI TOLLEGNO In graziosa palazzina con ottima vista sulle montagne, proponiamo in vendita luminoso appartamento al piano 2° (no ascensore), composto da ingresso, soggiorno, cucina, disimpegno, tre camere da letto, ampio bagno, tre balconi, cantina, soffitta, ampia autorimessa e porzione di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €525/m², the €62,000 asking price is about 21% below the local comparison median, with attractive extras including a garage, garden, cellar and mountain views. However, the listing does not state the condition, and allowing roughly €200/m² for updates brings the effective cost to about €725/m², above that comparison level; the G energy rating is also a drawback.
More on the house and the area
A spacious, sunny 118 sqm apartment with several balconies and a genuinely impressive mountain panorama. The interiors are clean and solid, with attractive parquet floors, a usable bathroom, central heating and plenty of natural light, though the dated finishes and apparently empty kitchen require work. The garage, cellar, attic and adjacent garden/land make the €62,000 price especially compelling.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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 apartment is dated and needs cosmetic refreshment, especially repainting and modernization.
- The kitchen appears to lack fitted cabinets and appliances, so it may not be immediately fully move-in ready.
- Second-floor access is by stairs, with no elevator; energy class G suggests higher running costs.
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 77/100The Biellese Prealps rise immediately north of Biella, with Monte Mucrone and the Oropa basin within about 10 km. The Oropa stream valley runs into the town, and the area sits between the first Alpine slopes and the edge of the rice plain toward Vercelli. The Sacro Monte di Oropa and the Sanctuary of Oropa, a UNESCO World Heritage site, are within this radius above the town. The nearest ski area is Oropa, with small lifts about 15 minutes' drive from Biella. Biella itself is the main town of the area, with a historic upper town at Biella Piazzo and the services of a provincial capital. The area is known for the wool textile industry and for the Oropa pilgrimage route.