Appartamento in Pieve Vergonte
Appartamento in Pieve Vergonte. autonomo heating, cantina.
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
The €22,800 asking price is just €161/m², about 76% below comparable local stock. However, the listing does not say whether it is habitable and gives no bathroom, condition, or energy details; allowing roughly €700/m² for renovation brings the effective cost to about €860/m².
More on the house and the area
A very low-priced 142 sqm home in a green Alpine valley, with mountain scenery and a genuinely substantial footprint for the money. The house appears roofed and lived-in rather than a ruin, with functioning-looking kitchen, bathroom, heating, and finished floors, but it is cluttered, dated, and would need a serious refresh before feeling like a dream home.
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€28,000 – €50,000
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 very dated and heavily cluttered, requiring substantial clearing and cosmetic renovation.
- The property appears to be on or beside a regularly used road, so traffic noise and privacy should be checked.
- The listing reports zero bathrooms despite photos showing bathroom facilities; verify the official layout, utilities, and compliance.
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 78/100The cluster lies in the Ossola valley with the Lepontine Alps close around it. The Toce river runs through the valley here. Part of the area falls within Val Grande National Park, whose southern access points are near Vogogna. Domodossola is the nearest substantial town, with rail links, services and a historic centre. Vogogna itself has the Visconti castle and is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The wider area is known for Alpine valleys leading toward the Swiss border.