Casa indipendente in Via dell'Erio, 18, Occhieppo Superiore,
Casa indipendente in Via dell'Erio, 18, Occhieppo Superiore,. Habitable.
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €5,920 plus an estimated €33,200 for 166 m² of habitable-condition work, the effective cost is about €236/m² versus a local reference of €276/m², which is a modest discount. The exceptionally low asking price, zero reported bathrooms, and very vague description make the claimed condition and legal/technical details worth verifying carefully.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, genuinely usable village house with multiple rooms, existing floors, stairs, windows, balconies, and a small garden/green area. Its strongest appeal is the extraordinary price for 166 sqm, but the dated interiors, ordinary setting, and unclear bathroom situation keep it well below dream-home territory.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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.
- No bathroom is listed in the facts, and none is clearly shown in the gallery.
- Interiors are habitable but very dated, cluttered, and likely need substantial refreshing.
- The property appears closely surrounded by neighboring homes, with limited privacy and no 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 68/100The cluster sits on the Serra d'Ivrea, the long morainic ridge left by the Balteo glacier, with wooded slopes and a sequence of small hill villages between Biella and Ivrea. The Elvo valley and the lower Biellese prealps are nearby, and the higher Biella Alps rise to the north within the local horizon. The nearest substantial town is Biella, which has full services, a railway terminus, and the wool-textile heritage for which the area is known. The Oasi Zegna mountain area is farther north in the Biella Alps, but not inside the immediate 15 km landscape.