Casa indipendente in Via Recinto 5
Passerano marmorito, Via recinto Marmorito. Si vende casa libera su tre lati, in buone condizioni con ampio box magazzino al piano terra. Euro 30.000. VCM Immobiliare opera dal 2017 sul mercato immobiliare del nord Italia. Il suo agente titolare vanta un'esperienza decennale sul mercato valdostano di Aosta e…
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €30,000 asking price equals €300/m², only slightly below the local €330/m² comparison level. Although the house is described as being in good condition, allowing roughly €20,000 for updates brings the effective cost to about €500/m², making this a reasonable rather than exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
A practical Piedmont country house at an unusually low price, with a full-width balcony, garages and a leafy rural setting. It appears to be a solid, usable home rather than a ruin, but it is visually ordinary and needs exterior refreshment; the lack of interior photos limits confidence.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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, so actual livability and condition of the rooms are unverified.
- The exterior needs cosmetic maintenance, with peeling render, overgrown ground and aging balcony/railings.
- The cadastral plan suggests the upper levels may be largely unfinished or minimally fitted out.
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 61/100The area sits in the Monferrato hills, with mixed vineyard country, fields and wooded ridges typical of northwestern Asti province. The nearest substantial river landscape is the Po basin to the north, but within the immediate area daily life is defined more by rolling hills than by a single river feature. Asti is the nearest town of size, with rail links, services and a substantial historic centre. The wider Monferrato wine landscape is what this part of Piemonte is known for.