Rustico/casale in Via Stazione 14
A Salabue, piccola frazione di Ponzano Monferrato, in posizione panoramica con vista sulle colline del comprensorio e sulle Alpi, proponiamo una residenza unifamiliare in buone condizioni interne, libera su quattro lati, circondata dal terreno di proprietà (Mq. 4.500). L’immobile, disposto su due piani, è composto nel…
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
The farmhouse is in stated good internal condition, but at €435/m² it is already about 65% above the local €263/m² benchmark; allowing roughly €46,000 for updates brings the effective cost to about €635/m². The 4,500 m² grounds and panoramic setting add value, but services are 5 km away and the listing does not say the building year or energy class.
More on the house and the area
A highly photogenic Piedmont farmhouse with handsome stone façades, balconies, mature gardens, wooded hill views and substantial private land. Inside, it is a genuine, heated and furnished home with a working kitchen, bathrooms, multiple bedrooms and charming exposed-stone rooms—not an empty shell—though it would benefit from cosmetic updating and checks for the visible cracks.
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€15,000 – €26,000
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated, especially the bathrooms and some finishes.
- Visible wall/ceiling cracking and signs of aging deserve a technical inspection.
- The property is rural, with services and shops several kilometres away.
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 72/100This is the Monferrato hill country, with vine-covered ridges, mixed fields and small valleys. The Po lies to the north within roughly this radius, and the wider area is associated with the wine landscapes of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato, a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape. Moncalvo is a small hill town with basic services; Casale Monferrato is the nearest larger town and has a substantial historic centre, rail connections and fuller day-to-day services. The area is known for wine, hazelnuts and white truffle country across the Asti-Casale hills.