Casa indipendente con ampio giardino privato a Cossato!
Se sei alla ricerca di una soluzione completamente indipendente, immersa nella tranquillità ma comoda a tutti i principali servizi, questa proprietà rappresenta un'opportunità da non perdere. L'abitazione, sviluppata interamente su un UNICO PIANO, Varcando la soglia d'ingresso, il comodo disimpegno accoglie e…
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
Detached townhouse, 80sqm, €688/m2 vs regional median €350/m2, so ~2x the baseline despite needing renovation—not a bargain on a per-m2 basis. Positives: roof fully redone (2025), private garden, single-floor layout with attic expansion potential, 22 photos, fresh listing (1 day). Negatives: priced well above median for a property still needing finishing work, no energy class provided, sea distance N/A (inland Piemonte). Renovation is cosmetic/finishing (~€400/m2) since structure and roof are done. Habitable and independent, no serious traps, but the premium over local market tempers the deal to fair rather than good.
More on the house and the area
1940s detached single-story townhouse in Cossato (Piemonte) at €55k/80sqm (€688/m2). The tidy second exterior shot with fresh render, wooden eaves and balustrade staircase is pleasant, but the first photo reveals a weathered, peeling facade — the appealing version appears digitally enhanced. Interiors are stripped to brick and bare concrete floors with sanitary fixtures scattered about; the polished kitchen/bedroom/hallway shots are clearly CGI staging renders, not real rooms. Garden is dry and unremarkable. Roof reportedly redone (2025) is a practical plus, and the private garden with mountain backdrop in one shot gives modest charm. Overall a modest renovation project with no genuine scroll-stopping wow — the visual appeal is largely manufactured.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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.
- Interior photos show property gutted/needs full renovation
- Several 'after' images are AI/CGI renders, not actual condition
- First exterior photo shows degraded facade; second is retouched/enhanced
- No sea, no notable view, ordinary small-town 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 68/100The cluster is in the eastern Biellese, on the first hills between the Cervo and Sesia basins, with the Pennine Alps visible to the north and the lower Serra moraine ridge and rice plain toward Vercelli to the south. The Sessera valley and the Colline Biellesi are within the local landscape, and the Baraggia plateau lies nearby, a heath-and-pasture area unusual in Piedmont. The nearest town of size is Biella, which has full services and a historic upper town at Biella Piazzo. Ricetto di Candelo, a preserved medieval fortified shelter-village, is within the area. The area is known for small hill vineyards around Lessona and Bramaterra and for the transition from pre-alpine foothills to the Vercelli plain.