Terratetto a Levone
TERRATETTO A LEVONE. autonomo heating, garage, esposizione interna, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €5,000 asking price is extremely low, but the listing does not state the condition or confirm habitability. Assuming substantial renovation, the effective cost is about €75,000 (€750/m²), well above the local €345/m² benchmark.
More on the house and the area
A charming, fully furnished and apparently move-in-ready townhouse with bright white interiors, traditional shutters, terrazzo floors, a usable kitchen and bathroom, and a photogenic historic courtyard with archway and balcony. The €5,000 asking price is extraordinary for roughly 100 m², though the rent-to-own arrangement and legal/financial terms need close checking.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €35,000
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 listing appears to be an 'affitto a riscatto' rent-to-own arrangement rather than a straightforward sale.
- No dramatic landscape view or private garden is shown.
- The €5,000 price should be carefully verified for legal status, outstanding costs, and required payments.
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 61/100Barbania lies in the Valli di Lanzo area at the edge of the pre-Alpine hills north of Turin, with the lower Lanzo valleys and the first Alpine relief close by. The Stura di Lanzo river runs through the wider area to the west. The nearest larger town is Ciriè, which has a railway station, shops and services, while Turin is the main city for higher-order services and work. The Lanzo valleys are known for mountain access, chestnut woods and small valley villages; higher ski lifts are farther up-valley and are not at the village itself.