Appartamento su due piani in Via Federico Rosazza, 20, Chiavazza, Biella,
Appartamento su due piani in Via Federico Rosazza, 20, Chiavazza, Biella,. Habitable.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €61,313 (€236/m²), this 260 m² habitable apartment is well below Biella’s €672/m² benchmark; even allowing about €52,000 for light works, the effective cost is roughly €436/m². The listing is very brief and does not state bathrooms, energy performance, or building age, so verify the layout and legal habitability.
More on the house and the area
This is a very large, apparently habitable urban apartment with an attractive old brick archway and modest historic character. At about €236/m² it looks like a strong space-for-money proposition, but the real interiors shown are ordinary and the staged images do not prove a beautiful finished home.
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€17,000 – €29,000
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 listing’s usable property photos are limited and several interior images are explicitly commercial stock images.
- No bathroom count is reported in the facts despite bathroom photos; verify the actual layout and systems.
- The exterior appears urban and tightly enclosed, with no visible garden, terrace, or notable view.
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 77/100The Biellese Prealps rise immediately north of Biella, with Monte Mucrone and the Oropa basin within about 10 km. The Oropa stream valley runs into the town, and the area sits between the first Alpine slopes and the edge of the rice plain toward Vercelli. The Sacro Monte di Oropa and the Sanctuary of Oropa, a UNESCO World Heritage site, are within this radius above the town. The nearest ski area is Oropa, with small lifts about 15 minutes' drive from Biella. Biella itself is the main town of the area, with a historic upper town at Biella Piazzo and the services of a provincial capital. The area is known for the wool textile industry and for the Oropa pilgrimage route.