Rustico/casale in Sp49
A Govone, in località Martoriana, proponiamo in vendita porzione di cascina di ampia metratura elevata su due livelli abitativi fuori terra indipendente su tre lati. L'immobile si presenta in questo modo: al piano terra vi è l'ingresso su un disimpegno, cucina, soggiorno e ripostiglio. Al piano primo, collegato da…
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 €69,000 for the stated 11 m², the price is €6,273/m² versus about €260/m² for comparable Piemonte homes, making it extremely unattractive if the size is accurate. The description instead claims a two-level farmhouse with multiple rooms and outbuildings, but gives no usable condition or total floor area, so the figures must be verified before considering it.
More on the house and the area
A genuine Piedmont farmhouse with appealing traditional details—terracotta floors, shutters, brickwork, timber roof structure—and a generous private courtyard plus roughly 1,500 m² of land. The inhabited portion appears solid and functional, including a bathroom and multiple bedrooms, but it is very dated and partly cluttered/rough rather than move-in polished.
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€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.
- The main living areas are usable but visibly dated, with peeling paint, old finishes and substantial clearing/refurbishment needed.
- Some attached storage/farm spaces are rough and unfinished, with exposed structure and dirt floors.
- Energy class G and only one bathroom suggest likely upgrades for comfortable full-time living.
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 68/100The cluster sits in the hills of the Astigiano, with vine-covered slopes and small patches of mixed farmland typical of the Monferrato landscape. The Tanaro valley lies nearby to the south, and Asti is the nearest town of size, with a full set of services, rail connections, and a substantial historic centre. This part of the province is known for wine, especially Barbera and other Monferrato vineyards; the wine landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato has UNESCO status, with core areas spread across southern Piemonte.