Casa colonica in Levone
Se stai cercando una soluzione indipendente al centro del paese, abbiamo l'opportunità che stai cercando a Levone. Disposta su due livelli abitativi principali, la proprietà si distingue per i suoi ambienti. L'ingresso del piano terra si apre su due ambienti, una cucina e una camera adibita attualmente a soggiorno dal…
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 165sqm farmhouse at 236 EUR/m2, ~11% below regional median (264) with a solid baseline. Fresh listing (6 days). Two living levels already partly modernized, vaulted ceilings, private garden, garage. Upside from unfinished attic (grezzo) convertible to extra rooms. Main costs are attic finishing and likely dated systems/energy (no energy class stated), so budget modest renovation. Solid, fairly priced habitable property with expansion potential; not a diamond given attic works and inland location with no sea proximity, but a good buy.
More on the house and the area
Rustic Piemonte farmhouse at a very low price (€236/m² over 165 sqm). Main charm is interior: attractive vaulted ceilings (soffitti a volta) in kitchen/living areas and a large brick vaulted garage/taverna space. Exterior is a modest coral-painted village facade with wooden shutters and balconies—pleasant but ordinary. Interiors are dated (1960s-style kitchens, terrazzo floors) but habitable and characterful. Bargain effect plus historic vaulted architecture give moderate appeal, but nothing scroll-stopping.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€19,000 – €32,000
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 interiors needing renovation
- Attic in raw/unfinished state
- No energy class listed
- Small village location with limited photos of exterior context
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 61/100Barbania lies in the Valli di Lanzo area at the edge of the pre-Alpine hills north of Turin, with the lower Lanzo valleys and the first Alpine relief close by. The Stura di Lanzo river runs through the wider area to the west. The nearest larger town is Ciriè, which has a railway station, shops and services, while Turin is the main city for higher-order services and work. The Lanzo valleys are known for mountain access, chestnut woods and small valley villages; higher ski lifts are farther up-valley and are not at the village itself.