Casa indipendente a Villafranca Piemonte
Nel cuore di Villafranca Piemonte, in posizione centrale e comoda a tutti i principali servizi, proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente da ristrutturare, ideale per chi desidera personalizzare gli ambienti secondo i propri gusti ed esigenze. L'abitazione si sviluppa su due livelli. Al piano terra troviamo una cucina…
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
190sqm independent townhouse at €463/m2, above the regional median of €351/m2 but priced for a needs-renovation property. Full renovation (~€600/m2 = ~€114k) would bring total to ~€200k, or ~€1050/m2 all-in — reasonable but not a bargain given the inland Piemonte location with no sea access and modest local values. Solid features (garage, double bath, terrace, courtyard, 47 photos, fresh 2-day listing). Missing energy class and the €/m2 premium over baseline keep this at fair rather than good.
More on the house and the area
Corner townhouse in central Villafranca Piemonte, needing complete renovation. Interiors show heavily faded yellow walls with damage, worn terracotta tile floors, dated bathrooms, and some barrel-vaulted ground-floor rooms that offer modest character. The exterior is an ordinary corner village building with a small green balcony. No striking views, unusual location, or standout architectural features. At 190sqm for €87,900 (€463/m2) the size-to-price is reasonable but the property is dated and unrenovated, so it reads as an ordinary fixer with no visual wow.
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, €600/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€38,000 – €67,000
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
- Peeling paint and damp/moisture stains visible on walls
- Dated fixtures and worn flooring
- No standout exterior or view
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 49/100The cluster lies in the plain between the Po and Pellice river systems, with the Cottian Alps visible to the west on clear days but outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The Po runs near Villafranca Piemonte and shapes the local setting as flat agricultural land with irrigation channels, poplar groves and fields. Saluzzo is the nearest town of size nearby, with a substantial historic centre and services. This part of the plain is known for farming, especially fruit and mixed agriculture.