Casa indipendente
Sant'Agata Fossili (Torre Sterpi) vendiamo Terratetto con giardino e terreno. Nel tranquillo borgo collinare di Torre Sterpi (frazione di Sant'Agata Fossili), immerso in un contesto bucolico e paesaggistico di grande fascino, proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica casetta terratetto completamente da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €25,000 asking price (€258/m²) looks low, but the house is completely to restore; estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,358/m², far above the local €337/m² reference. The 1,890 m² of land, garden and garage add value, but the remote hill location and heavy works make this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
A characterful Piedmont village house with traditional shutters, old stonework, a private outdoor area and a substantial 1,890 m² plot. The home is roofed and currently furnished with a kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms, but the extensive cracking, deteriorated finishes and explicit “completely to renovate” description make this a real renovation project rather than a move-in dream home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€38,000 – €57,000
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.
- Advertised as completely to renovate, despite having a usable kitchen, bedrooms, bathroom and intact roof.
- Visible cracking, peeling render and damp/maintenance issues suggest substantial structural and systems work.
- The 1,890 m² adjoining land and practical access/utility condition should be verified on site.
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 53/100The cluster sits in the Scrivia valley between the lower Piedmont hills and the first Ligurian Apennine ridges. The Scrivia river runs through this area, and within about 15 km the main landscape is a mix of valley floor, cultivated fields and low hills around Tortona and the roads toward the Apennine passes. Tortona is the nearest town of size, with a full set of daily services and a historic centre. This part of south-eastern Piedmont is known for wine hills and mixed farming, with Timorasso vineyards established around the Tortona hills.