Casa Indipendente in vendita a Zimone
Casa Indipendente in vendita a Zimone. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, balcone, terrazzo, parzialmente arredato, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €85,000 asking price is €304/m², modestly below the local €345/m² reference, but allowing about €200/m² for a habitable 280 m² home brings the effective cost to roughly €504/m². The property has strong practical features—garage, heating, cellar, fireplace, balcony and terrace—but Zimone offers no clear location premium.
More on the house and the area
A highly photogenic pink Piemonte townhouse arranged around a charming planted courtyard, with tiled roofs, long balconies, shutters, village character and a large usable terrace. The interiors are fully finished and clearly livable, with multiple bedrooms, bathrooms, heating and attractive woodwork, although the style is dated and some exterior maintenance is needed.
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 shows peeling plaster and weathered balcony structures, suggesting maintenance work.
- Interiors are clean and habitable but distinctly dated, with heavy traditional furnishings and finishes.
- The gallery does not clearly show the kitchen or confirm the condition of all 280 sqm.
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 68/100The Serra d’Ivrea, a long morainic ridge left by the Balteo glacier, runs through this area and shapes the local landscape of wooded hills, small lakes and cultivated slopes. Lago di Viverone lies within about 15 km to the southeast. The nearest larger centres are Ivrea and Biella, which provide the main services, stations and shopping. This part of the Canavese and Biellese is known for moraine landscapes, vineyards on the Serra and the Romanesque church complex at San Secondo di Magnano.