Borgoratto alessandrino indipendente
BORGORATTO ALESSANDRINO INDIPENDENTE. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, mansarda, taverna, esposizione esterna, balcone, cantina.
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €78,000 (€295/m²), the house is priced below comparable local stock, but allowing roughly €52,800 for work on a 264 m² habitable property brings the effective cost to about €495/m². Its garage, cellar, fireplace and balcony add value, though the inland location and one bathroom limit the upside.
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A substantial, genuinely habitable Piemonte townhouse with attractive old brickwork, shutters, high ceilings, a small outdoor area, and a warm, practical interior. The living spaces and kitchen are usable now, while the attic and some secondary areas need work; its 264 sqm at €78,000 gives it strong space-for-price appeal, though the setting is ordinary rather than scenic.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€17,000 – €30,000
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.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and would benefit from modernization.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a large five-bedroom property.
- The attic/storage areas appear much rougher than the finished living spaces; no scenic view is evident.
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 Tanaro plain around Alessandria, with intensive farmland, roads, rail lines and scattered industrial areas. The Tanaro runs through the city and the Bormida joins it nearby. Alessandria is the nearest town of size and has the full services of a provincial capital, a substantial historic centre and a rail junction. The Monferrato hills begin outside the plain but they are not the immediate landscape here. As the cluster is inside the built-up area of a city above 50,000 residents, the urban cap applies.