Villa in Via Orti Grandi
In una zona tranquilla e immersa nel verde, nella periferia di Sale, proponiamo in vendita una villa indipendente libera su quattro lati, ideale per chi desidera privacy, tranquillità e indipendenza, lontano dal caos cittadino. L'abitazione si sviluppa su due livelli ed è caratterizzata da una distribuzione degli spazi…
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
At €59,000 plus roughly €300/m² for modernization, the effective cost is about €956/m²—far above the local comparable level of €279/m². The villa is usable but needs updates, relies on a stove rather than gas heating, and sits in a quiet peripheral setting without a strong location premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine independent home with a colorful exterior, usable rooms, garage, parking, and a large productive garden overlooking open farmland. The interiors are functional and roofed, with a working kitchen and bathroom, but very dated and heavily furnished, so it feels more like a practical rural home than a polished dream retreat.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Clearly livable but dated, cluttered, and in need of modernization.
- Heating is currently provided by a stove; the property is not connected to the gas network.
- The garden and surrounding rural setting are attractive but lack a dramatic mountain, lake, or sea view.
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 lower Scrivia plain near the Scrivia River, with cultivated fields and scattered settlements between Tortona and Alessandria. Tortona is the nearest town of size and has rail links, services and a historic centre. The wider area is known for agriculture and for lying on the route corridor between Piedmont, Liguria and Lombardy.