Via Tortona, 78, Alessandria
Via Tortona, 78, Alessandria. Habitable, autonomo heating.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €94,668 asking price is €130/m², but allowing roughly €200/m² for a habitable property gives an effective cost of about €329/m² versus the €345/m² local benchmark. The listing is very sparse, with only five photos, no stated bathrooms or energy information, so the modest discount warrants caution.
More on the house and the area
There are glimpses of attractive modern interiors, including a bright living space, polished floors, and a renovated bathroom. However, the main visible bedroom looks dusty, deteriorated, and poorly maintained, while the gallery appears to mix different properties; there is no convincing Italian character, garden, or special view.
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€48,000 – €82,000
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 gallery is highly inconsistent: it shows a dark, neglected old bedroom alongside polished modern interiors and a bathroom that may not belong to the same property.
- The listed 731 sqm and €130/m² appear unusually low and should be verified carefully.
- The facts list zero bathrooms despite a bathroom photo; condition, utilities, and actual floor area need confirmation.
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 34/100This cluster sits in the built-up area of Alessandria, on the flat alluvial plain where the Tanaro and Bormida rivers meet. The landscape within about 15 km is mostly agricultural plain with river embankments, fields, roads and scattered industrial and logistics areas. Alessandria is the nearest town of size and has the full services of a provincial capital, a rail junction and a substantial historic centre with the Cittadella, an 18th-century fortified complex.