Casa indipendente in Via Palazzo
A Sedrina, frazione Botta, UniCredit RE Services propone in vendita, in un contesto storico, una casa indipendente, disposta su tre livelli, con piccola area esterna di pertinenza. Al primo livello si trova un ingresso, un ripostiglio, una legnaia, il sottoscala ed una lavanderia con locale caldaia. Al secondo…
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €421/m², the asking price is close to the local €412/m² benchmark, but the older three-level home has energy class G and only 'discrete' maintenance, suggesting roughly €250/m² of updating. The independent layout, two bathrooms, outdoor space and 35 photos support a plausible renovation project, but there is no meaningful price discount.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, genuinely livable village house with mountain views, multiple balconies/terraces, a wood-burning stove, and attractive older details such as terrazzo floors and extensive woodwork. It is not a polished dream interior—the finishes are dated and the rooms are cluttered—but the structure appears sound and functional, making the €59,000 price compelling for 140 sqm.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Energy class G and likely high heating costs.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated, cluttered, and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The home is spread over several levels, with steep internal stairs and no obvious private parking 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 58/100The cluster sits at the mouth of the Valle Imagna and close to the first Bergamasque Prealps, with the Canto Alto and the Albenza ridge in the surrounding relief. The Brembo river runs just west of the built-up area, and the Serio valley system is nearby on the eastern side of Bergamo’s hinterland. The nearest substantial town is Bergamo, which has the Città Alta, major services, rail links and an airport at Orio al Serio farther south. This part of the province is known for the transition from the Bergamo plain to the prealpine valleys, with dense settlement on the lower slopes and valley floors.