Casa indipendente in Centro 1
Torrazzo (BI) – Casa Plurifamiliare Indipendente di 260 m² con Terrazzo, Rustico e Giardino / Cortile* RE/MAX Eredità propone in vendita a Torrazzo, splendido borgo immerso nel verde della Serra Biellese, una caratteristica casa plurifamiliare di ampia metratura (260 m²) con terrazzo e spazi esterni, ideale sia per…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €58,000 (€223/m²), the price looks low, but the ground floor and attic require substantial renovation while only the first floor is immediately habitable. Allowing roughly €700/m² for the work produces an effective cost near €923/m², well above comparable Piemonte country homes around €335/m²; the remote setting also limits upside.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely large rural Piemonte house with traditional village character, terraces, outdoor space, exposed masonry, and a very low price for 260 m². However, the attractive livable apartment is surrounded by heavily dated or deteriorated areas, including a rough ground floor, unfinished attic, and poor outbuildings, so it is more of a phased renovation opportunity than a ready 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€51,000 – €91,000
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.
- Only the main living floor appears habitable; the ground floor and attic require substantial renovation.
- Visible deterioration includes damaged masonry, worn exterior finishes, and an aging roof structure in the outbuildings.
- No strong panoramic view is proven in the photos, despite the description mentioning a panoramic terrace.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a large, potentially multi-family property.
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 63/100The cluster is in the Serra morenica di Ivrea, the long glacial ridge that runs across this part of southern Biella and Canavese. The Dora Baltea plain and the Ivrea area are close to the south, and the first Biellese pre-Alps rise to the north. The nearest larger town is Biella, with the provincial services, shops and rail connections. Ivrea is also nearby, with a larger historic centre and the UNESCO-listed industrial city of Olivetti. This area is known for morainic hills, woodland, small vineyards and mixed farming.