Villetta a schiera in Frazione Brugarolo
Brugarolo di Cravagliana casetta libera su tre lati nel centro del paesino composta da due vani cantina al piano seminterrato; cucinotto, camera, bagno e ampio balcone al piano rialzato; vano sottotetto soprastante. Riscaldamento con stufa. Il fabbricato di antica costruzione in pietra è stato ristrutturato nel anni '70 del '900.
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
At €28,000 (€467/m²), the asking price is already above the local €345/m² benchmark; the stone house was last renovated in the 1970s and has stove heating, so allowing about €700/m² for updating puts the effective cost near €1,167/m². The layout is usable, but the remote village location and dated condition make this a weak renovation deal.
More on the house and the area
A charming stone townhouse in a highly atmospheric Piedmont mountain hamlet, with traditional masonry, wooden balconies, shutters, cellar and attic space. It appears to be a genuine usable one-bedroom home with kitchen and bathroom rather than a ruin, though the interiors are unshown and the older renovation may need refreshing.
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.
- Interior condition and finish level are not shown; the 1970s renovation may need updating.
- Heating appears to rely on a stove.
- Access is via narrow stepped/cobbled village lanes, with no obvious private outdoor space beyond the balcony.
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 68/100The cluster is in the upper Val Sessera/Val Mastallone side of the Valsesia area, with the Pennine Alps close by and steep wooded mountain slopes around the villages. The Sesia valley system is the main landscape reference of this part of northern Vercelli province, with the river further east down the valley. The Alta Valsesia e Alta Val Strona regional park is nearby in the upper valley system. The nearest ski area is Alagna Valsesia on Monte Rosa, roughly an hour by mountain road, so it is not part of the immediate landscape. Varallo is the nearest town of size, with services and the Sacro Monte di Varallo UNESCO site. This area is known for alpine valleys, small stone-built hamlets and woodland-pasture landscapes rather than for a single nationally famous landmark within the immediate radius.