Casa indipendente in Via Roma 9
Guardabosone vendiamo casa terra/tetto parzialmente da ristrutturare. Composta da: piano terra box doppio. Piano primo: cucina abitabile, soggiorno, vano scala. Piano secondo: due camere bagno e balcone. Piano terzo: sottotetto non abitabile. Ape in corso. Prezzo trattabile.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €30,000 (€500/m²), this three-level country house is reasonably priced upfront, but partial renovation could add about €42,000, bringing the estimated total to roughly €1,200/m² versus €335/m² for comparable local stock. The garage, balcony and 27 photos help, but the remote location and renovation burden limit the deal appeal.
More on the house and the area
A genuine small village house with a solid roof, traditional shutters, usable terrazzo floors, a balcony, and a double garage at an unusually low price. It appears to be a real house rather than a ruin, but the interiors are basic and dated, and the listing explicitly says it is partially in need of renovation.
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€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- Partially renovated and visibly dated, with likely work needed to kitchen, bathroom, finishes, and services.
- Very narrow historic-center access; the garage is a strong practical feature but maneuvering may be restricted.
- No significant landscape or mountain view is shown in the gallery.
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 58/100This is in the lower Biella area between the Serra morainic ridge and the first Biellese Prealps, with a mixed landscape of wooded hills, small fields and scattered villages. The Elvo valley and the slopes below the Oropa and Mucrone side of the Biella mountains are within the local area. The nearest larger town is Biella, which provides the main services, shops and rail connections for the district. The area is known in practical terms for the textile history of the Biella district and for foothill villages at the edge of the prealpine belt.