Casa indipendente in Via Cialdini 14
CERRIONE (BI) – OTTIMA OPPORTUNITÀ DI INVESTIMENTO Ideale per costruttori, investitori, realizzazione di B&B o operazioni di rivendita. In un contesto riservato e tranquillo, con accesso carraio indipendente, proponiamo in vendita un’interessante soluzione immobiliare dalle molteplici potenzialità, ideale per chi…
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €48,000 asking price (€120/m²) is very low, but the description says only about 200 m² is in good condition while the remaining spaces, including a loft and other rural structures, require recovery or confirmed residential conversion. At an estimated €600/m² renovation allowance, the effective cost is about €720/m² versus a local reference of €336/m²; the listing also has an incomplete description and does not clearly confirm the legal residential status of all 400 m².
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial rural Piemonte complex with a usable two-level home, courtyard, tiled roofs, exposed brick, a vaulted cellar, fireplace, and plenty of space. The living areas are functional but old-fashioned and cluttered, while much of the surrounding agricultural complex is raw or in need of significant renovation. At €48,000, the size and historic character create strong project value, but it is more an investment or multi-stage restoration than an immediately beautiful 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, €600/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€79,000 – €140,000
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 main dwelling appears usable but very dated, heavily cluttered, and in need of cosmetic modernization.
- Several barns, attic spaces, and outbuildings are clearly renovation projects with aging roofs and unfinished interiors.
- No attractive panoramic view is visibly demonstrated in the photo gallery; utilities and legal conversion potential should be verified.
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 60/100The cluster lies on the Biellese plain at the foot of the Biella pre-Alps, with the Serra d'Ivrea moraine ridge within reach to the west and the first Alpine valleys north of Biella. The Cervo and Elvo valleys are the nearest mountain valleys; the Oropa valley and the Santuario di Oropa area are also within this part of the province, with ski lifts above Oropa about half an hour away by road. Biella is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre, services and the textile-industry heritage the area is known for. The wider area is known for rice plain to the south-west toward Vercelli and for wool and textile manufacturing in the Biellese.