Terratetto plurifamiliare in Busca
Busca – Rustico semindipendente con cortile esclusivo. In Via Aie Basse proponiamo in vendita un rustico indipendente su tre lati disposto su due livelli, completamente da ristrutturare, ideale per chi desidera realizzare una soluzione abitativa personalizzata o un interessante investimento. Il piano terra è composto…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
199 sqm at 171 EUR/m2, less than half the regional median of 351 EUR/m2, so the entry price is attractive. Total price of 34k EUR for a semi-detached rustico with exclusive courtyard, garage, balcony and terrace is a solid baseline. However it is completely to be renovated (needs renovation, built 1920, external staircase, storage rooms) so full gut renovation at ~800 EUR/m2 (~160k) is required, and the split two-level layout with two kitchens suggests structural rework. No energy class listed. Fresh listing (2 days). Good value if renovation budget is accounted for, but not a diamond given the extensive work needed.
More on the house and the area
Semi-detached rustico in Busca (Piemonte) in advanced disrepair: crumbling plaster, flaking paint, badly overgrown courtyard, and a deteriorated external staircase. Aerial shots show it sits next to a rail line and among ordinary village housing with no notable view or setting. The low price (€34k, €171/m2) reflects the poor condition rather than any hidden charm. Nothing photogenic or distinctive here beyond a generic old village house needing total rebuild—no scroll-stopping appeal.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€39,000 – €70,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Completely derelict, needs full renovation
- Peeling facades, overgrown courtyard, adjacent to railway line
- No energy class, built 1920 with heavy structural work likely required
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 lies on the plain at the foot of the Cottian Alps, with the Varaita valley and Maira valley opening a short distance west and southwest. The Maira river runs by Busca. Cuneo is the nearest larger town, with full services and rail connections. Saluzzo is nearby and has a substantial historic centre. The area is known for fruit growing on the plain and for being the approach to the lower Alpine valleys; ski lifts are farther up the valleys and do not sit in the immediate 15 km surroundings.