Casa colonica in Monticello d'Alba
Nel comune di MONTICELLO D'ALBA FRAZIONE VALDOZZA, si trova una casa di corte costruita nel 1890 e ristrutturata negli anni '90. Questa abitazione si sviluppa su due livelli. Al primo piano, l'abitazione principale accoglie con un luminoso soggiorno e un pratico angolo cottura, accompagnati da un bagno e due camere da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €82,000 plus an estimated €24,000 for habitable-condition work, the effective cost is about €883/m² versus roughly €261/m² for comparable properties in the area. The house has 120 m², two bathrooms, autonomous heating and 22 photos, but the price remains high even allowing for Monticello d'Alba's attractive Roero location.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, usable farmhouse with a charming shuttered façade, grassy courtyard, fireplaces, and plenty of practical living space. The interior is solid and clearly habitable, including a fitted kitchen, two bathrooms, bedrooms, heating, and an additional large tiled room, though the style is dated rather than exceptionally beautiful.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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 habitable but dated, with older furnishings and finishes.
- One room shows unfinished wall repairs, suggesting some cosmetic work remains.
- No notable panoramic view or substantial private land is shown.
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 74/100The cluster lies in the Roero hills, a landscape of vine-covered ridges and small wooded valleys on the left bank of the Tanaro. The Tanaro river runs nearby, and the area sits between Alba and Bra, both close at hand for daily services, rail links and a larger historic centre. This is wine country associated with Roero DOCG and the wider Langhe-Roero food landscape, with vineyards, hazelnut cultivation and cellar villages across the surrounding hills. The UNESCO wine landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato includes nearby parts of the Roero around Canale and Govone within this wider area. Turin is the nearest major city at longer range, and the Ligurian coast is not far in regional terms but does not affect the immediate setting.