Casa indipendente in Via Canton Bianco
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €9,000 (€100/m²), this 90 m² home appears to need substantial renovation; estimating €1,100/m² puts the effective cost near €108,000 (€1,200/m²), far above the local €335/m² reference. The listing gives no clear technical scope or current condition, so the unusually low asking price is not enough to offset the likely works.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful Piemonte village house with an attractive courtyard, old architectural details and a genuinely appealing panoramic terrace view. It appears structurally roofed and floored, with a usable bathroom and kitchen space, but it is far from move-in ready and needs a substantial renovation. At €9,000 for 90 sqm, the price is an exceptional bargain for a hands-on restoration project.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€36,000 – €53,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including peeling finishes, damp-related damage, old windows and likely electrical/plumbing upgrades.
- The property is currently dusty and neglected, with only a very basic kitchen and dated bathroom.
- The terrace has a good outlook, but the courtyard is shared rather than a private garden.
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 68/100The cluster is in the eastern Biellese, on the first hills between the Cervo and Sesia basins, with the Pennine Alps visible to the north and the lower Serra moraine ridge and rice plain toward Vercelli to the south. The Sessera valley and the Colline Biellesi are within the local landscape, and the Baraggia plateau lies nearby, a heath-and-pasture area unusual in Piedmont. The nearest town of size is Biella, which has full services and a historic upper town at Biella Piazzo. Ricetto di Candelo, a preserved medieval fortified shelter-village, is within the area. The area is known for small hill vineyards around Lessona and Bramaterra and for the transition from pre-alpine foothills to the Vercelli plain.