Casa indipendente in Via Circonvallazione 5
Casa indipendente con cortile, box e numerosi locali accessori - Borgo d'Ale (VC) In posizione defilata dal traffico della strada provinciale, proponiamo una casa indipendente su due livelli con cortile privato, ideale per chi cerca una soluzione dal grande potenziale abitativo, in parte già abitabile e in parte da…
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €45,000 asking price is just €196/m², but much of the 230 m² consists of eight storage rooms requiring authorized conversion; allowing roughly €700/m² renovation brings the effective cost to about €896/m² versus the local €336/m² benchmark. The habitable ground-floor section, garage and courtyard add value, but cadastral and urban-planning verification is still in progress.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, genuinely usable country house with a private courtyard, garden beds, garage, terrace access, a functioning kitchen and bathroom, and several furnished living spaces. Its character comes from the older parquet, vaulted ceilings, traditional shutters and generous proportions, but the exterior is utilitarian and the upper level is a major renovation project. At €45,000, the size and outdoor space create strong value, though it is more of a practical Italian home with expansion potential than a dream postcard property.
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€46,000 – €81,000
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 the ground-floor portion appears readily habitable; the eight upper-floor rooms are currently storage and need substantial renovation and approvals for conversion.
- The home has dated finishes, single-glazed wooden windows, visible exterior wear, and a basic courtyard rather than a scenic view.
- Urban/cadastral verification is still in progress, according to the listing.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the Canavese area on the edge of the Morainic Amphitheatre of Ivrea, with low glacial hills, fields and small woods around the villages. Lago di Viverone is within this radius. Ivrea is the nearest substantial town, with full services and its UNESCO-listed 20th-century industrial city of Olivetti. The area is known for wine from the Canavese hills and for the line of morainic ridges left by the ancient Balteo glacier.