Soluzione indipendente con box auto
L’immobile offre circa 130mq distribuiti su due livelli collegati internamente. Al piano terra si viene accolti da un ampio soggiorno living luminoso e accogliente, una cucina abitabile dalle dimensioni generose e un bagno moderno con box doccia. Il primo piano ospita la zona notte, composta da due camere matrimoniali,…
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 independent townhouse, 130sqm at €346/m2 vs baseline median €351/m2 — priced right at market with a solid baseline. Move-in ready per description, with garage, terrace, balcony and heating adding value. Only 6 days on market. Minor cosmetic updating possible (~€100/m2) given 1960 build. No sea proximity or energy class, but no significant red flags. Good value for a ready-to-live townhouse.
More on the house and the area
Modest 130sqm townhouse in Alice Castello (Piemonte) at just €45k (€346/m2), a clear bargain. Exterior is tired with heavily peeling plaster. Interiors show some cobblestone/exposed brick sections that hint at historic character, but the overall look is dated and quirky with amateur multi-color paint schemes and worn kitchen. Habitable but visually unremarkable. Garage is a practical plus, not a wow. Low price is the main draw.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €100/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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Faded, peeling exterior facade in poor cosmetic condition
- Dated interiors with unusual amateur two-tone paint and partial bare-stone walls
- Old kitchen with mismatched/missing cabinet fronts
- No sea, no notable view, no special location
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 61/100The area sits on the eastern edge of the Canavese and Vercelli plain, with low morainic hills around the Serra d'Ivrea not far to the north. Lake Viverone is within about 10 km. The nearest larger town is Ivrea, which has services, a railway station and an industrial and historic centre; Vercelli is the other main reference town on the plain. The area is known for rice country on the plain and for the vineyard-and-lake landscape around Viverone and the morainic amphitheatre of Ivrea. Ivrea and the 19th-century Olivetti industrial city are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but the town itself is just beyond the 15 km landscape radius.