Trilocale in Via Paietta 5 /a
[Rif. DV-15066] Proponiamo in vendita un appartamento di circa 80 mq commerciali situato in Via Paietta 5/A, a Cossato, posto al primo piano di un palazzo di cinque livelli con ascensore e in buono stato abitabile. L'immobile presenta una distribuzione interna funzionale e ben organizzata, con ambienti comodi e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The apartment appears habitable, but its estimated effective cost is about €1,013/m² (€65,000 plus roughly €16,000 for 80 m²), around 51% above the local €672/m² benchmark. Its central location, balconies, cellar and nearby station add appeal, but the listing gives conflicting energy ratings (F and G).
More on the house and the area
This is a practical, genuinely usable 80 sqm apartment with two bedrooms, two balconies, elevator access, and a cellar, but it has little visual or historic appeal. The interiors are clean and structurally finished, yet the missing kitchen and dated finishes mean real refurbishment is needed before it feels fully move-in ready.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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 kitchen appears stripped and will need fitting out, with visible wall and plumbing work.
- The apartment is in a dense, ordinary urban setting with parking and neighboring buildings as the main views.
- Energy efficiency is weak (class F/G stated inconsistently), and heating is centralized.
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 sits in the lower Biellese between the foothills of the Biella Prealps and the edge of the Po plain. The Serra d'Ivrea, the long glacial moraine ridge between Biella and Ivrea, is within this area and is one of the defining landforms of the province. The Cervo and Sessera valleys rise nearby toward the Biella mountains. The nearest substantial town is Biella, which has the normal services of a provincial centre and the Sacro Monte di Oropa above it is a UNESCO site. Oropa, with its sanctuary and ski area, is the nearest mountain destination and the drive is roughly 30–40 minutes depending on the starting point. The area is known for wool textiles and for the vineyard hills of Lessona and Bramaterra on the wider Biellese-Novarese side.