Casa indipendente in Via Giuseppe Mazzini 46
Sita nella zona centrale del paese, casa semindipendente caratterizzata da ampi spazi e interessanti possibilità di personalizzazione. La proprietà si compone di una cucina, un ampio e luminoso soggiorno, due spaziose camere da letto matrimoniali e diversi locali accessori, offrendo una distribuzione degli ambienti…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Although the €35,000 asking price is low at €233/m², the house is completely to be renovated; estimated works of about €1,100/m² bring the effective cost to roughly €1,333/m², versus a local benchmark of €336/m². Its central position, garden, terrace and garage help, but the full restoration requirement and energy class G make this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
A substantial historic Piemonte house with elegant old shutters, arched ceilings, decorative plasterwork, chandeliers, a private garden and a large terrace. It is a genuine house rather than a ruin, but the interiors are severely dated and visibly deteriorated, requiring major renovation before comfortable living.
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€59,000 – €88,000
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.
- Completely renovation-required, with widespread peeling paint and ceiling damp damage.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a 150 sqm house.
- Direct frontage on a relatively busy paved road; utilities and structural condition need verification.
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 42/100This is the eastern Biella plain at the edge of the rice country around the Cervo and Sesia river systems, with flat farmland, irrigation channels and small woods. The Monte Rosa chain is the main mountain backdrop on clear days to the north-west, but it is outside the immediate 15 km landscape. Biella is the nearest town of size, with services, shops and the historic upper town of Biella Piazzo. The wider area is known for rice fields toward Vercelli and for the textile district of the Biella province.