Casa indipendente in Via Ivrea, 14, Borgo d'Ale,
Casa indipendente in Via Ivrea, 14, Borgo d'Ale,. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €9,450 headline price is only €96/m², but allowing roughly €19,600 for a habitable-condition upgrade puts the effective cost near €296/m², slightly above comparable local stock at €276/m². The unusually low asking price is not well explained, and the listing does not state the number of bathrooms.
More on the house and the area
An exceptionally cheap, characterful Piedmontese courtyard property with old brickwork, vaulted ceilings, stone details, a wood stove, and traditional terrazzo floors. The main living area appears usable, but much of the property is utilitarian and cluttered, with extensive renovation and verification needed before it feels like a comfortable dream 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€7,000 – €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.
- The photos show extensive rough outbuildings, storage areas, and aging roof structures rather than a polished home.
- Only one basic bathroom area is visible, and the listing reports 0 bathrooms, so livability and services need verification.
- Roof condition, utilities, dampness, and the legality of the many ancillary structures should be checked.
- No garden, open countryside view, or distinctive setting is evident.
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 cluster sits in the Canavese area on the edge of the Morainic Amphitheatre of Ivrea, with low glacial hills, fields and small woods around the villages. Lago di Viverone is within this radius. Ivrea is the nearest substantial town, with full services and its UNESCO-listed 20th-century industrial city of Olivetti. The area is known for wine from the Canavese hills and for the line of morainic ridges left by the ancient Balteo glacier.