Riva Presso Chieri - rustico da ristrutturare
In posizione centrale, comoda a piedi a tutti i servizi di paese - all'interno di una corte comune si vende porzione libera su tre lati, da ristrutturare, composta di P. T. : Ingresso su grande cucina, salotto con camino, bagno; allo stesso piano troviamo un locale uso cantina con sovrastante fienile; P. P: due grandi…
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
Farmhouse portion at €381/m2 sits above the local median (€264/m2), so no bargain vs baseline. Needs complete renovation (~€800/m2), adding ~€158k, pushing all-in near €233k. Habitability blocked until renovated. Notable negative: courtyard is not private and burdened by a neighbor's right-of-way easement (servitù di passaggio), no private yard/garden. Central location, walkable to services, 4 rooms/2 beds/2 baths, balcony and cellar, 27 photos, fresh listing (5 days). Fair rather than good given above-median price plus easement burden and full-reno need.
More on the house and the area
Village terraced/attached house in central Riva Presso Chieri, 197sqm needing full renovation at €381/m2. Interiors are dated and tired (period tiling, old bathroom fixtures, wood-paneled ceilings). Exterior is an ordinary salmon-painted village facade with visible wall cracks. The shared courtyard is explicitly not private and carries a neighbor's right of way, undercutting any land or privacy appeal. No view, no notable historic character, no standout feature. The large upstairs bedroom with wood ceiling is the only mildly pleasant space. Low price reflects the condition rather than delivering a genuine bargain 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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€39,000 – €69,000
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.
- Shared courtyard, not private, burdened by neighbor's right of way (servitude)
- No garden, no private courtyard despite farmhouse listing
- Needs complete renovation throughout
- Dated interiors: old tiling, worn fixtures, aged bathrooms
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 sits in the flat to gently rolling countryside east of Turin, in the transition between the Po plain and the first hills toward the Monferrato and the Collina di Torino. The Po and the main Turin urban rivers are outside the immediate area, but the local landscape is shaped by fields, small roads, drainage channels and scattered villages rather than by a major water feature. Chieri is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre, services and rail links toward Turin. Turin is close enough to matter for work and daily services, but it does not raise the landscape score. This part of the province is known for arable farming and for the edge of the Chieri hill country.