Casa indipendente in Via Ovada 11
Casal Cermelli - Immersa nella tranquillità della campagna, proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente ideale per chi desidera privacy, spazi e un contatto autentico con la natura. La proprietà è completamente circondata dal verde e vanta un giardino privato abbinato a un ampio terreno di circa 2.000 mq nella stessa…
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 (€471/m²), the asking price is already above the local €333/m² benchmark; allowing roughly €700/m² for the unspecified condition, energy class G, fienile and attic potential brings the effective cost to about €1,171/m². The 2,000 m² grounds add appeal, but the listing does not state the actual condition or renovation requirements.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable country house with a functioning kitchen, bathroom, furnished living space, and bedroom, plus a generous private garden and approximately 2,000 m² of land. The setting is peaceful and practical rather than spectacular, while the exterior outbuildings and upper floors feel rustic and in need of work. At €80,000 for 170 m² with substantial land, it has strong dream-of-space-and-independence appeal.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€34,000 – €60,000
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 house appears livable, but the upper-level hayloft/attic areas may need finishing or renovation.
- Several exterior sheds and agricultural structures are rough and utilitarian.
- Energy class G and only one bathroom may mean future upgrade costs.
- The listing notes that the images were AI-enhanced, so finishes and presentation should be verified in person.
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 49/100The cluster lies in the flat to gently rolling countryside between Alessandria and the lower Monferrato, in the belt of fields, poplar groves and scattered farmsteads around the Bormida and Orba basins. The Bormida river runs near Alessandria and the Tanaro plain is close by. Alessandria is the nearest town of size, with a full set of services, a rail junction and the citadel fortress. To the south the landscape rises toward the Ovadese and the first Ligurian Apennine hills, but the stronger mountain scenery is outside the immediate 15 km radius. This part of the province is known mainly for mixed agriculture and for being a transition zone between the plain and the Monferrato hills.