Monolocale in Via Gaggiolo 122
OLEGGIO: vicino al centro, più precisamente frazione Gaggiolo, monolocale situato al piano terra di un contesto condominiale di poche unità abitative. Composto da zona giorno con cucina a vista e bagno con finestra. Il riscardamento è autonomo. L'immobile è particolarmente indicato per uso investimento o BB.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €30,000 for 20 m², the effective cost is about €1,700/m² after allowing for basic works, versus a local benchmark of €672/m². The studio is near the center and has autonomous heating, but the listing does not say whether it is renovated or fully habitable, and the asking price remains high for its size.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable studio with a fitted kitchen, windowed bathroom, autonomous heating, and visible parking—not an unfinished shell. However, it is extremely small and visually ordinary, with dated finishes and no special view, garden, historic character, or standout setting.
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€1,000 – €2,000
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.
- Very compact 20 sqm studio with limited living and storage space.
- Interiors are functional but dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- Condominium setting and investment/BB positioning may make it less appealing as a full-time home.
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 48/100This is the flat Novara plain between the Ticino valley and the rice country, with fields, irrigation canals and scattered woodland. The Ticino river is within reach to the east, with the Parco naturale della Valle del Ticino along its banks. Novara is the nearest city of size, with full services, rail links and a historic centre.