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Monolocale con balcone, deposito e garage

Frabosa Sottana, Piemonte
Bedrooms
0
Baths
0
m²
48
Price per m²
€509
Property type
Apartment
Rooms
1 locali

MONOLOCALE CON BALCONE, DEPOSITO E GARAGE. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, fibra ottica, porta blindata, balcone, cantina.

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What it really costs

Can you move in?

Move in as it is

In the listingHabitable
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

The €24,450 asking price is attractive at €509/m², but allowing roughly €9,600 for a habitable-property refresh brings the effective cost to about €709/m², slightly above the local €672/m² reference. A balcony, garage, cellar, autonomous heating and fiber connection strengthen the offer.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

This is a small, furnished and apparently usable studio with a functional kitchen-living area, but it has little visible character and no demonstrated view or outdoor appeal. The low price is attractive, yet the missing bathroom information and very limited property photography prevent it from feeling like a confidently livable dream home.

Updating, not renovation
€10,000 – €14,000

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€3,000 – €5,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€34,000 – €38,000
What worries us about this house
  • No bathroom is listed in the facts, which raises a major livability question.
  • The gallery provides only one relevant property photo; balcony, garage, cellar, heating, and the wider setting are not shown.
  • Interior appears dated and compact, despite being described as habitable.

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 72/100

The cluster sits in the Ligurian Alps, in the upper Maudagna valley below the Marguareis massif. The Corsaglia valley and the limestone relief around Frabosa lead into the Marguareis area, known for karst plateaus and cave systems. The ski lifts of Prato Nevoso and Artesina are nearby on the Frabosa side, reached in a short drive from the valley settlements. Mondovì is the nearest town of size, with a larger historic centre, services and rail connections. The area is known for mountain pastures, summer walking and winter skiing.

The comune of Frabosa Sottana
People living here
1,617
+7.4% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
24%
11% are under 14
Flood zone
4.2%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
Landslide zone
13%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
41 km
Property address:Via Artesina, 17/19
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Asking price

€24,450
Deal score
64/100
Wow
52/100

Listed 29/10/2026