Casa indipendente 7 locali, 128 m² in Via Porta Leone 20, Ca
Casa indipendente 7 locali, 128 m² in Via Porta Leone 20, Ca. autonomo heating, cancello elettrico, porta blindata, cucina, esposizione doppia.
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
The asking price is exceptionally low at €123/m² versus €276/m² for comparable homes in the area. Assuming the house is broadly habitable, estimated works bring the effective cost to about €323/m²; however, the listing does not state its condition and reports no bathrooms.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, conventional 128 m² independent house with a practical two-level layout, kitchen, tiled floors, autonomous gas heating, and air conditioning, making it appear broadly usable rather than a renovation shell. However, the materials provide no property photos proving attractive architecture, interiors, views, land, or historic character, so its main appeal is the unusually low auction price rather than visual beauty.
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€9,000 – €14,000
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 interior or exterior property photos are provided, so visual appeal and actual condition cannot be verified.
- The home is sold at auction and the listing notes only 'sufficient' condition; inspection and legal review are essential.
- No garden, garage, or other external space is indicated, and the attic is non-habitable and inaccessible.
- The facts list zero bathrooms, while the description states two WCs; this discrepancy should be clarified.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the rolling hills of the lower Alto Monferrato on the edge of the Orba valley. The Orba river runs through this part of the province. Within about 15 km are the wine hills around Ovada, a small town with services and rail connections, and the area is known for Dolcetto di Ovada vineyards. The Ligurian Apennines rise not far to the south, but the stronger mountain scenery is outside the immediate radius.