Casa indipendente in Via A. Manzoni 197
In tranquilla e graziosa zona residenziale, comoda ai principali servizi, proponiamo porzione di casa indipendente disposta su quattro livelli, composta da due unità abitative comunicanti, ideale per famiglie numerose o come investimento. Al piano terra troviamo cantine, un ampio bagno e un comodo locale utilizzabile…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The asking price is attractive at €297/m², about 30% below the local €424/m² benchmark. However, this dated four-level house with energy class G could require roughly €500/m² in modernization, bringing the effective cost to about €797/m²; the maintained condition and repaired roof are positives, but the listing does not confirm full habitability or current systems.
More on the house and the area
A remarkably large 148 sqm house for €44,000, with attractive original patterned floors, spacious rooms, two bathrooms, and a small private terrace. It is a real, roofed and usable home rather than a shell, but it is clearly dated and would benefit from cosmetic renovation and modernization.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€17,000 – €29,000
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 dated finishes, kitchen, and bathrooms will likely need updating.
- Energy class G suggests poor efficiency and possible heating costs.
- No strong landscape view or garden is shown; the appeal is mainly the generous size and vintage interiors.
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 62/100The cluster is in the lower Val Seriana, with the Bergamasque Prealps rising immediately around the valley. The Serio river runs through the valley floor. Parco delle Orobie Bergamasche begins farther up the valley and is not on the doorstep here, but the Orobie peaks form the mountain backdrop of daily life. The nearest ski lifts are in the upper Val Seriana around Spiazzi di Gromo and Lizzola, roughly 40–60 minutes by road depending on conditions. Bergamo is the nearest city of size, with the walled Città Alta, main rail links and airport services in the wider urban area. The area is known for its industrial valley settlements mixed with older hillside hamlets and for access into the Seriana valley toward the Orobie.