Monolocale in Via Valgella
OTTIMO PER USO INVESTIMENTO MONOLOCALE + SERVIZI CON POSTO AUTO DI PROPRIETA' Situato al primo piano e composto da ingresso, zona giorno/notte luminosa con terrazzino, cucina semi-abitabile e bagno con doccia. Completa il posto auto di proprietà all'interno del cortile.
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €68,000 (€1,943/m²), plus an estimated €7,000 for modest updates, the effective cost is about €2,143/m²—nearly 2.8 times the local comparison level of €766/m². The apartment appears usable and includes a private parking space and terrace, but the listing does not state its condition, energy class, or building age, so these amenities do not justify the substantial premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a bright, genuinely usable studio with a small terrace, functioning kitchen, bathroom, heating, and private parking. It is practical rather than dreamy: the setting is ordinary, the building is unremarkable, and the dated interiors provide little character or visual wow.
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 compact 35 sqm studio with no separate bedroom.
- Interiors are clean and usable but dated, with basic finishes and furnishings.
- Generic concrete apartment building and surrounding residential view offer little historic or scenic appeal.
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 55/100Monte Campo dei Fiori and its summit (about 1,226 m) lie immediately to the south of the town; the Parco Regionale Campo dei Fiori covers part of those hills. Lago di Varese is at the town’s northern edge and within the local area. Lago di Monate and Lago di Comabbio lie within roughly 10–15 km to the northwest and west, and the shore of Lake Maggiore is also within about 15 km. The Sacro Monte di Varese (one of the Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy) is on a hillside above the city and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. The immediate landscape is Pre‑Alpine: hills rising to forested ridges, with agricultural land and built-up areas intermingled within the 15 km radius. The town provides railway and road connections toward Milan; the nearest international airport used for routine travel is Malpensa (around 20–25 km). The area is commonly associated with its lakes, villa culture and the Sacri Monti pilgrimage sites.