Terratetto unifamiliare in Volpiano
Terratetto unifamiliare in Volpiano. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €98,500 plus an estimated €117,600 renovation cost, the effective price is about €1,287/m² versus roughly €345/m² for comparable Piemonte townhouses. The listing has only two photos and provides no bedroom or bathroom details, adding uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
The quiet Piemonte countryside setting is pleasant, with open fields and mature trees, but it is not a particularly striking landscape. The 168 sqm townhouse could become a substantial home, yet its renovation needs and lack of interior evidence make it feel more like a project than a ready dream home.
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€33,000 – €59,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs renovation and no interior photos are provided.
- The listing reports no bedrooms or bathrooms, so actual livability is unclear.
- The rural road and agricultural surroundings are attractive but do not prove private land or views belonging to the property.
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 33/100Leinì sits on the north side of the Turin plain at the edge of the lower Canavese, with the Alps visible to the north and west, but the immediate surroundings are mainly settled flatland, fields, roads and industrial areas between Leinì, Settimo Torinese, Volpiano and Caselle. The Stura di Lanzo flows nearby. Turin is the nearest major city, with the full range of services, monuments and transport; Torino-Caselle airport is close by. The nearest Alpine valleys and ski areas are in the Lanzo Valleys, but they are outside the immediate 15 km landscape.