Casa bifamiliare
Castel Rocchero, in posizione panoramica con splendida vista sulle colline del Monferrato, proponiamo una spaziosa porzione di casa disposta su tre livelli, completa di terreno privato con spazio ideale per realizzare una piscina. Piano Terra: garage doppio con ingresso diretto, 2 locali cantina e una piacevole…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,000 (€300/m²), the house appears usable but likely needs updating; allowing about €40,000 for 200 m² brings the effective cost to roughly €500/m², above the local €345/m² benchmark. The description lists four bedrooms and one bathroom, while the headline claims 11 beds and 12 rooms, and it does not state the construction year or condition.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, genuinely livable three-level home with panoramic Monferrato hill views, generous terraces, private land, parking, and a dramatic rural outlook. The interiors are dated rather than stylish, but include a working kitchen, multiple bedrooms, bathroom, fireplaces, and finished floors—far beyond a renovation shell. At €60,000 for roughly 200 sqm, the combination of space and scenery is unusually 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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
- Interiors are functional but dated and heavily furnished, with some cosmetic refresh likely needed.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a large 200 sqm, multi-bedroom house.
- The garden is undeveloped; the pool appears to be a possibility rather than an existing feature.
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 hills of the Alto Monferrato, with vineyard slopes, mixed woodland and small ridges around the Bormida valley. The Bormida river runs nearby, and Acqui Terme is the nearest larger town, with shops, services and its Roman thermal remains. This part of Monferrato is known for wine, especially Brachetto and Moscato in the wider Acquese hills.