Casa colonica in Borgomasino
Casa colonica in Borgomasino. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, accesso per disabili, balcone, terrazzo.
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 €47,000 (€495/m²), this habitable 95 m² farmhouse is well above comparable local pricing; allowing roughly €19,000 for basic modernization puts the effective cost near €695/m². Garage, heating, terrace and 45 photos support usability, but the premium is difficult to justify in this inland location.
More on the house and the area
A solid, livable Piemonte farmhouse with a sunny enclosed courtyard, generous terrace, balcony, traditional woodwork, and pleasant old-fashioned details. The interiors are fully furnished and usable, though dated rather than stylish, making this more of a practical bargain home than a spectacular dream property.
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€6,000 – €11,000
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 distinctly dated and may need cosmetic modernization.
- The courtyard and terrace are attractive, but no private garden, countryside panorama, or major view is shown.
- Roof edges and some exterior finishes appear aged; a technical inspection should confirm maintenance needs.
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 61/100The area sits on the Canavese plain at the foot of the Serra d'Ivrea, the long morainic ridge left by the ancient Balteo glacier. Lake Candia is within this radius, and the Dora Baltea runs nearby through the Ivrea plain. Ivrea is the nearest town of size, with a full range of services and a well-preserved industrial city core linked to Olivetti; Ivrea is on the UNESCO list for the 20th-century industrial city. The area is known for mixed farming, vineyards on the morainic slopes, and the transition from the Po plain to the Aosta valley approaches.