Bra (cn) – frazione casa del bosco 22
BRA (CN) – FRAZIONE CASA DEL BOSCO 22. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, porta blindata, armadio a muro, cucina, balcone, parzialmente arredato, cantina.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €57,225 asking price is attractive at €207/m², with heating, garage, cellar and 21 photos supporting the habitable claim. Allowing roughly €200/m² for updates brings the effective cost to about €407/m², well above the local €263/m² benchmark.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, genuinely habitable Piemonte farmhouse with around 276 sqm, usable rooms, heating, bathrooms, kitchen, balcony, garage, and traditional details such as the arched opening and exposed roof structure. It is more practical than beautiful: the exterior is weathered and the interiors are dated, but the very low price per square metre gives it real value for someone seeking a large Italian home.
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€18,000 – €31,000
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.
- The exterior is quite worn and utilitarian, with extensive facade and courtyard refresh likely needed.
- Interiors are habitable but dated, cluttered, and lack a polished or distinctive design.
- No notable landscape, village, or mountain 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 76/100The cluster is in the Roero hills, with mixed vineyards, orchards and wooded ridges between the Tanaro plain and the Langhe. The Tanaro river runs nearby. The nearest larger centre is Bra, which has a substantial historic centre and full daily services. Alba is also close enough to matter for shopping and work, and is one of the main towns of the Langhe wine area. This area is known for wine, especially Roero and nearby Barolo and Barbaresco zones, and for food culture linked to Bra sausage and the Slow Food movement based in nearby Pollenzo. Pollenzo has the UNESCO serial site of the Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato.