Appartamento su due piani in Via del Duomo, 35, Centro Città, Vercelli,
Appartamento su due piani in Via del Duomo, 35, Centro Città, Vercelli,. Habitable.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €32,250, estimated total cost including light renovation is about €52,250, or €523/m²—roughly 22% below the local comparison level. The central Vercelli location and 31 photos support the opportunity, but the listing does not say how many bathrooms there are or provide energy details.
More on the house and the area
The historic city-center facade has appealing character, especially the large arched wooden entrance, balcony, and vine-covered upper terrace. The apartment is described as habitable, but the interiors shown are stock images rather than the actual home, so its real livability and beauty remain uncertain.
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.
- Nearly all interior photos are explicitly commercial stock images, so the apartment’s real finish and layout are unverified.
- The listing reports zero bathrooms despite showing staged bathroom images; verify the actual bathroom, kitchen, utilities, and condition.
- The exterior has attractive historic detailing, but there is no view, garden, or private outdoor space shown.
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 35/100Flat lowland of the Po plain characteristic of eastern Piedmont, with land within 15 km dominated by irrigated rice paddies and the dense network of canals used for rice cultivation; terrain is essentially flat with long straight roads and limited elevation change and frequent winter fog. Land use is overwhelmingly agricultural with small woodlots and linear riparian vegetation along irrigation channels; flooded fields in spring and early summer create seasonal wetland conditions that attract waterbirds. No national or regional park, notable mountains or lakes lie inside a 15 km radius; the nearest urban centre (Vercelli) provides rail connections and basic services to larger cities (Turin, Milan).