Porzione di casa indipendente con giardino
In prima periferia vendiamo porzione di casa indipendente con un piano terra composto da soggiorno, cucina, camera e bagno e al 2° piano da tre camere da letto. L'immobile presenta un grande potenziale non solo nel recupero dell'esistente ma soprattutto negli ampi spazi accessori ad oggi adibiti a magazzino che al…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Only a share of the property is for sale
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Farmhouse in Piemonte at 391 EUR/m2 vs baseline median of 264 EUR/m2, so ~48% above the regional median despite needing renovation. It is a 'porzione di casa' (partial/portion of house), and much of the 253 sqm is currently magazzino/deposito (storage), not habitable space, inflating the usable-area price. Condition is 'needs renovation' (1950 build, no energy class), so budget ~900 EUR/m2 for full recovery. Positives: intact roof, large courtyard (~850 sqm), garage, cellar, 27 photos, fresh listing (1 day). Net: livable core is small and price premium over baseline is significant, so a fair rather than good deal.
More on the house and the area
Piemonte farmhouse portion (253 sqm) needing renovation, priced at 99k (391/sqm). Exterior is a typical ochre-rendered rural house with covered terrace/loggia and a large 850 sqm courtyard/garden, plus ~230 sqm of attic/magazzino space, a 100 sqm deposit and 80 sqm garage - the space and potential are the main draws. Interiors are dated and tired: green-painted kitchens, worn tiled floors, damp-stained walls, old furniture, and a cramped basic bathroom. Some historic character in the vaulted brick loggia and old woodwork. Rural setting with countryside glimpses. Overall solid value-and-potential story but no genuine visual wow; presentation is plain and heavily renovation-dependent.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€50,000 – €89,000
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.
- Needs full renovation throughout
- Dated interiors and worn finishes
- Single bathroom for 3+ bedrooms
- 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 56/100The area lies on the Novara plain at the foot of the pre-Alps, with Monte Fenera and the first ridges of the Sesia and Cusio hills within this radius. The Agogna stream runs through this part of the province. Lake Orta is the nearest major landscape feature but it is beyond the 15 km radius, so it is a day-to-day destination rather than the immediate setting. Borgomanero is the nearest town of size, with rail links, shops and services. This part of upper Novara is known for mixed farmland, small industrial settlements and wine hills toward the Ghemme and Boca area.