Rustico in centro paese
RUSTICO IN CENTRO PAESE. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, caminetto, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €9,000 (€180/m²), the low purchase price is offset by roughly €35,000 in renovation, bringing the estimated total to about €880/m² versus a local reference of €263/m². The town-center location, fireplace and heating help, but the listing shows no bathroom and does not state the building year or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
The historic village setting has real character, with stone walls, vaulted passages, old beams, arches and a traditional courtyard. However, this is currently a derelict renovation project rather than a livable home: the interiors lack a bathroom and usable kitchen, with damaged finishes, debris and raw floors. The €9,000 price is compelling, but substantial work is needed before anyone could realistically live here.
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€10,000 – €18,000
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.
- Major renovation required: interiors are heavily deteriorated, dirty and unfinished.
- No bathroom is shown or listed, and there is no usable kitchen.
- The property appears to have old wiring, damaged plaster, exposed masonry and possible structural/moisture issues.
- No garden or meaningful private outdoor space is evident; access is through a shared village courtyard.
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 sits in the Langhe hills, with ridges of pasture, hazelnut groves and small fields. The Bormida valley is nearby, and the Tanaro valley lies farther north. This part of the Alta Langa is known for Murazzano sheep’s milk cheese and for hazelnuts. Alba is the nearest larger town of note, with a full service centre and a substantial historic core. The wider Langhe wine landscape around Alba, Barolo and Barbaresco has UNESCO status, but the core vineyard area is farther north of Murazzano.