Casa Semindipendente, Pietra Marazzi (AL)
Proponiamo casa indipendente su due lati con cortile di proprietà esclusiva, disposta su due livelli abitativi e un livello cantinato. La posizione in centro paese la rende comoda a tutti i principali servizi. L'ampia metratura permette di poter dividere gli spazi per ricavare due unità abitative separate in caso di…
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
At €264/m² vs regional median €350/m², this is priced ~25% below baseline. Habitable condition, indepdendent house on two sides with private courtyard, 246m² across two living floors plus cellar. Fresh listing (1 day). Original finishes ('finiture originali') from 1930 build suggest cosmetic/systems updating needed—budget ~€400/m² for modernization. Only 1 bathroom for 5 rooms is a drawback, but the layout allows splitting into two units. Missing energy class is a minor data gap. Solid value for a habitable townhouse well below median.
More on the house and the area
A 246sqm village townhouse in Pietra Marazzi at €65k (€264/m2). Exterior is a plain patched-render facade on a narrow street with no character standout. Interiors are cluttered, dated with terrazzo floors, old furniture and visible damp. No view, no nature, no historic wow. The large size and low price offer modest bargain appeal but require full renovation. Overall ordinary with no scroll-stopping qualities.
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€28,000 – €48,000
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.
- Interiors dated and cluttered with belongings throughout
- Original 1930s finishes needing full modernization
- Single bathroom for a 5-bedroom house
- Damp/water staining visible on ceilings
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 52/100This area lies on the Bormida and Tanaro plain at the meeting point of the Tanaro valley with the lower hills of Monferrato. The Tanaro and Bormida rivers are the main landscape features close to the town. To the west and northwest, within this radius, the land starts to rise into the Monferrato hills with vineyards and mixed farmland. Alessandria is the nearest town of size and has the full services of a provincial capital, a historic centre, rail junction and hospital. The wider area is known for wine production in Monferrato and for flat agricultural land around the river confluence.