Casa singola in Vendita a Villalvernia (AL)
Casa singola in Vendita a Villalvernia (AL). Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, balcone.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €79,500 (€556/m²), the habitable townhouse is already well above the local €345/m² benchmark; allowing roughly €28,600 for updates brings the effective cost to about €756/m². The garage, heating, fireplace and balcony are positives, but the price leaves little value for a buyer.
More on the house and the area
A cheerful, substantial Piedmont townhouse with a photogenic yellow facade, full-length balcony, working-looking shutters, and a genuinely charming exposed-stone fireplace. The interiors are furnished, heated, floored, and clearly habitable rather than a renovation shell, though the finishes are basic and somewhat dated. At €79,500 for 143 sqm with a garage, it has convincing everyday-living and value appeal, even without a dramatic view or private garden.
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€10,000 – €16,000
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.
- Only one bathroom for a 143 sqm, three-bedroom home.
- Finishes are functional but dated, especially the kitchen and some interiors.
- The gravel forecourt is practical rather than garden-like, and no notable landscape view is shown.
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 53/100The cluster sits in the Scrivia valley between the lower Piedmont hills and the first Ligurian Apennine ridges. The Scrivia river runs through this area, and within about 15 km the main landscape is a mix of valley floor, cultivated fields and low hills around Tortona and the roads toward the Apennine passes. Tortona is the nearest town of size, with a full set of daily services and a historic centre. This part of south-eastern Piedmont is known for wine hills and mixed farming, with Timorasso vineyards established around the Tortona hills.