Casa indipendente 8 locali a Località Santo Stefano 19, Albu
Casa indipendente 8 locali a Località Santo Stefano 19, Albu. Needs renovation, cancello elettrico, caminetto, mansarda, cucina, balcone, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Roof
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Septic tank
- Heating
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €9,670 asking price is very low, but a 150 m² home needing renovation could require about €105,000 more, bringing the effective cost to roughly €765/m² versus €279/m² for comparable local homes. The listing does not say how many bathrooms the property has, which adds uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap, substantial rural house with a potentially attractive Piedmont setting, balcony, fireplace, attic, and generous 150 m² layout. However, the building is in severe disrepair: the roof is strongly degraded, services are largely absent, and extensive renovation would be needed before it could function as a 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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
Show more
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.
- Major renovation required: the property is described as being in very poor condition, with degraded roof, finishes, floors, windows, and nearly absent water, sewage, and heating systems.
- The access road is private and unpaved, and the property is subject to hydrogeological and landscape restrictions.
- It is not currently a realistic move-in home despite the 150 m² layout and five bedrooms.
- Auction purchase requires careful review of the survey, legal status, utilities, and total renovation cost.
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 67/100This is the north Monferrato hill country, with ridges of vineyards, woods and cultivated slopes between the Po plain and the lower Alps. The area sits close to the Romanesque abbey of Santa Maria di Vezzolano near Albugnano. Asti is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services, and Chieri is also nearby for everyday shopping and rail links toward Turin. This part of the Astigiano is known for wine, hazelnuts and mixed hill farming.