Casa indipendente 6 locali, 94 m² in Via Giacomo Matteotti 4
Casa indipendente 6 locali, 94 m² in Via Giacomo Matteotti 4. Needs renovation, cancello elettrico, caminetto, cucina, parzialmente arredato, esposizione doppia.
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
The €13,270 asking price is very low, but estimated renovation brings the total to about €79,070, or €841/m²—nearly double the €432/m² local reference. The listing does not say how many bathrooms the house has, adding uncertainty to an already substantial renovation project.
More on the house and the area
This is a solid-looking village house with a pleasant shuttered façade, multiple rooms, a kitchen, bathroom fixtures, and a small outdoor area. It appears to be a real house rather than a ruin, but the interiors are tired, dark, and cluttered, so it needs meaningful renovation before becoming an attractive full-time 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€18,000 – €33,000
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.
- Clearly dated and cluttered interiors need substantial cosmetic renovation and clearing out.
- Bathroom and kitchen are present but very basic and visibly aged.
- No clear evidence of modern heating, energy performance, or current utility condition.
- The courtyard/garden area appears modest and functional rather than scenic.
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 31/100This is flat alluvial country at the confluence area of the Po and Tanaro rivers, with fields, embankments, irrigation channels and scattered farm buildings as the main landscape within 15 km. Alessandria is the nearest town of size, with rail links, services and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for river plain agriculture.