Trilocale in Via Vincenzo Gioberti 18
BRA: in via Vincenzo Gioberti, a pochi minuti dal centro e in zona comoda all'imbocco della tangenziale, trilocale di 98 mq sito al piano rialzato di una palazzina degli anni '70. L'ingresso conduce a tutti gli ambienti della casa. La zona giorno è composta da un godibile tinello con cucinotto e dispone di uscita su…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €80,000 asking price is already €816/m², above the local €671/m² reference, and the apartment is in largely original 1970s condition despite its recently renovated bathroom. Allowing roughly €650/m² for renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,480/m², making this a weak renovation deal.
More on the house and the area
A solid, spacious 98 sqm apartment with multiple balconies, bright rooms, attractive terrazzo floors, and open views over fields. It is a real usable home with heating, a renovated bathroom, private garage, and cellar, but the original interiors and dated kitchen keep it well below dream-home territory.
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, €650/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€19,000 – €34,000
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.
- Mostly original 1970s interiors and a substantial renovation is likely needed.
- The kitchen appears unfinished or very dated in the photos.
- Balconies overlook a railway line and surrounding suburban development.
- Energy class F indicates relatively poor energy efficiency.
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 71/100Bra sits in the Roero, a hill area of vineyards, orchards and wooded ridges on the left bank of the Tanaro. The Tanaro valley is nearby. The Langhe hills begin just to the south across the river, with Alba as the nearest larger town and its services, rail station and wine trade. This area is known for wine, especially Roero and nearby Barolo and Barbaresco zones, and for food culture linked to Bra and the Alba area.