Casa indipendente
Nel cuore di Sordevolo, in posizione centrale e comoda ai principali servizi, proponiamo: - IMMOBILE indipendente di tipologia casa fine schiera, libero su tre lati, dotato di corte e giardino privato, accesso carraio e pedonale indipendente e interessanti potenzialità di personalizzazione - FABBRICATO AGGIUNTIVO AD…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €67,000 (€419/m²), the asking price is already above the local €335/m² benchmark, and renewing the electrical and heating systems, revising the roof, and updating the interiors could add about €112,000. The effective cost is therefore roughly €1,119/m², making this a substantial renovation project despite its central location, garden, and flexible layout.
More on the house and the area
A generous, characterful village house with balconies, a private garden, original period details and an exceptional mountain-and-rooftop panorama. It is a real multi-level home with two existing living floors and bathrooms, not a ruin, but it needs modernization, systems work and some roof attention before feeling fully comfortable.
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€32,000 – €56,000
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.
- The heating and electrical systems need renewal or major updating.
- The roof covering is partly in need of attention, and the attic is unfinished/raw.
- The garden is overgrown and the interiors appear dated, with only partial renovation completed.
- The garage is not included in the €67,000 asking price and costs an additional €22,000.
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 72/100The Biellese Prealps rise immediately above Sordevolo, with the Mucrone ridge and the Oropa valley within the local landscape. The area is inside the Parco Naturale della Burcina Felice Piacenza, and the Oasi Zegna begins a short distance to the north-west in the upper Cervo valley. The nearest ski lifts are the Bielmonte lifts in the Oasi Zegna area, roughly a 35 to 45 minute drive depending on the exact starting point. Biella is the nearest town of size, with full services, a historic upper town at Biella Piazzo, and rail connections. The wider area is known for wool-textile manufacturing, for the Sacro Monte di Oropa above Biella, which is part of the UNESCO Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, and for the long-running Passione di Sordevolo religious performance.