In splendida posizione collinare
IN SPLENDIDA POSIZIONE COLLINARE. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, accesso per disabili, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
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At €22,000, the estimated renovation brings the likely total to about €64,000, or roughly €1,067/m²—far above the local reference level of €263/m². The hillside setting, garage, cellar, fireplace and panoramic view add appeal, but the listing does not state the building year or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely atmospheric Piemonte farmhouse with broad grassy grounds, wooded rolling-hill surroundings, balconies, shutters, exposed brick, and old vaulted interiors. It appears to include a basic usable living area and bathroom rather than being a total ruin, but the property is clearly a renovation project with a large unfinished section and significant cosmetic and structural work ahead.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €21,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Substantial renovation is needed, especially the unfinished/open agricultural section and weathered exterior.
- Interiors are usable but very dated, with an old kitchen, worn finishes, and basic bathroom.
- No interior bedroom photos are shown, so the true residential layout and condition are partly uncertain.
- Rural access, utilities, structural condition, and roof integrity should be verified.
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 area sits on the hills above the Po, with the river running nearby and a belt of cultivated slopes and woods typical of the eastern Torino hills and the edge of Monferrato. Verrua Savoia is known for the Rocca di Verrua, the fortress site above the Po valley. Crescentino is the nearest larger service town, with shops, schools and rail connections; Chivasso is the nearest larger centre with broader services and links toward Turin. The wider area is known for mixed hill farming, vineyards and small historic hill settlements.