Villa unifamiliare in Alessandria
Villa unifamiliare in Alessandria. Habitable, 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 €94,000 for 424 m² (€222/m²), it looks cheap upfront, but allowing about €200/m² for a habitable property puts the effective cost near €422/m² versus the local €279/m² benchmark. The brief listing does not state bathrooms, energy rating, or construction details, so the unusually large floor area does not translate into a strong value.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, roofed home with a clearly habitable furnished section, tiled floors, heating, windows, and a private garden. Its exposed-brick outbuildings and vaulted cellar add some character, while the €94,000 price for 424 sqm is compelling. However, much of the property is unfinished or storage-like rather than move-in ready, and the overall setting is practical rather than picturesque.
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€28,000 – €47,000
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 property is exceptionally large but includes extensive unfinished or rough areas requiring substantial renovation.
- No bathrooms are listed, and the photos do not clearly show a finished kitchen or complete service installations.
- Interiors are very cluttered, making the true condition and usable floor area difficult to assess.
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 34/100This is the flat Tanaro plain around Alessandria, with intensive farmland, roads, rail lines and scattered industrial areas. The Tanaro runs through the city and the Bormida joins it nearby. Alessandria is the nearest town of size and has the full services of a provincial capital, a substantial historic centre and a rail junction. The Monferrato hills begin outside the plain but they are not the immediate landscape here. As the cluster is inside the built-up area of a city above 50,000 residents, the urban cap applies.