Alessandria: appartamento con terrazzo
A pochi passi dal centro storico, proponiamo in vendita appartamento con spazio esterno sito al primo piano di una palazzina dotata di ascensore. La soluzione è composta al suo interno da ingresso su disimpegno, soggiorno con cucinino, camera da letto e un servizio dotato di vasca da bagno. A completare la soluzione…
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 2-room apartment, 61sqm at 721 EUR/m2 vs baseline median 650 EUR/m2 (n=5218 solid) - about 11% above median, so slightly premium priced. Positives: elevator, terrace, cellar, heating, first floor, near historic center, only 6 days on market, 10 photos. Negatives: 1970 build with energy class F implies modernization (heating/insulation) likely needed, and price sits modestly above local median. Light cosmetic/energy-efficiency work estimated ~300 EUR/m2. No red flags - genuinely habitable, standard agency listing. A reasonable but not exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
Ordinary dated 2-room apartment in central Alessandria. Empty rooms show terrazzo flooring, vintage light fixtures and worn walls in habitable but tired condition. The exterior is an unremarkable mixed brick/panel building beside a crumbling neighbor. The 'terrazzo' is actually a gloomy enclosed courtyard boxed in by tall bare walls. Bathroom retains original mint tiles, kitchen is a cramped windowless galley. Low price reflects the modest quality; nothing here stops the scroll.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Dated interior with terrazzo floors and old fixtures throughout
- Bathroom and kitchen require full renovation
- Enclosed courtyard/terrace is dark and dreary, surrounded by high walls
- Energy class F
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 38/100This is in the built-up area of Alessandria, in the flat plain between the Tanaro and Bormida rivers. The landscape within about 15 km is mainly agricultural plain with river corridors and transport infrastructure. Alessandria is the nearest town of size and has the full services of a provincial capital, including a substantial historic centre, rail links and hospitals. The wider area is known for mixed farming and for the wine hills of Monferrato farther off, but those hills are not the immediate setting here.