Terratetto plurifamiliare in Barge
BARGE, in Via Beltramone, località di Gabiola, in vendita una casa semindipendente. Questa abitazione offre una superficie di 71 mq. L'ingresso si apre su un soggiorno con cucina e un bagno. Al secondo piano, si trova una camera da letto dotata di balcone, un bagno e un ripostiglio. La proprietà comprende anche un giardino e tettoia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable 71sqm townhouse in Barge (Piemonte) at €746/m2 vs local median €351/m2 — priced ~2.1x baseline despite being move-in ready with garage, garden, balcony and heating. Recent listing (6 days). Condition is good so low reno cost, but the price premium over the large-sample baseline is steep, making it a weak value proposition even accounting for habitability. Missing energy class is minor.
More on the house and the area
A modest semi-detached rural townhouse in Barge, Piemonte, set in an old hamlet at the foot of snow-capped mountains. The Alpine backdrop and green surroundings offer some visual appeal, and the low price (€746/m2) is a mild bargain. However, interiors are plain and dated with basic tiling, worn walls, and simple finishes. The property is embedded in a cluster of aging farm buildings with mossy roofs, limiting curb appeal. Nothing here stops the scroll; it reads as an ordinary, habitable-but-tired village home with a pleasant natural setting.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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 dated and basic with old tiling and worn finishes
- Part of a cluster of old rural buildings, some in poor condition
- Only 71 sqm with a single bedroom
- No energy class listed
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 71/100The cluster lies at the foot of the Cottian Alps, where the plain around Saluzzo meets the mountain valleys leading toward Paesana and the upper Po. The Po rises on Monviso above Pian del Re, and Monviso dominates the skyline from this part of the valley. The Parco del Monviso begins up-valley, and the upper Po valley is the main named landscape feature of the area. The nearest ski lifts are the small facilities at Rucas near Bagnolo Piemonte, roughly 20–30 minutes by road, while the larger lifts of Crissolo are about 35–45 minutes away. Saluzzo is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services, and Pinerolo is the nearest larger urban centre. The area is known for orchards and mixed Alpine foothill farming, with Bagnolo Piemonte nearby also known for stone quarrying.