Casa colonica in Terdobbiate
Casa colonica in Terdobbiate. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, accesso per disabili, balcone.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €79,000 (€988/m²), the habitable farmhouse is priced far above the local reference level of about €263/m²; allowing roughly €16,000 for normal updates brings the effective cost to about €1,188/m². The 20 photos and garage, heating, balcony, and accessibility are positives, but they do not justify this large premium.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely habitable traditional farmhouse with generous, bright living spaces, two bathrooms, heating and a balcony. Its old-fashioned furnishings and shutters give it modest rural character, but the setting is ordinary and the exterior needs cosmetic upkeep rather than offering a dream-home visual impact.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Exterior plaster and roofline look weathered and may need maintenance.
- Interiors are clean and usable but quite dated, especially the kitchen and bathrooms.
- Direct roadside setting offers little privacy or outdoor living space; no scenic view is shown.
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 38/100This is the flat rice-growing plain between Novara and the lower Sesia, with a network of irrigation canals and cultivated fields across the immediate area. The Ticino Valley and Parco del Ticino lie to the east, with the river forming the main natural feature within reach. Novara is the nearest city of size, with full services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre.