Casa semindipendente in vendita a Saliceto
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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
Stone townhouse at €250/m2 vs regional median €351/m2 (29% below), so headline price looks attractive. But condition is 'Needs renovation' with energy class G, building from 1900, and only the first floor is currently livable: the attic is explicitly non-habitable and the ground floor is a warehouse/garage with brick vaults. So the 100 sqm figure overstates usable living space. Full renovation of an old stone house typically runs €800/m2+, meaning ~€80k reno on top of €25k purchase, making effective cost far above the cheap sticker. Baseline sample is regional but not town-specific and Saliceto/Alta Langa is a remote frazione, so the median comparison is weak. Fresh listing (0 days). Reasonable buy for a project seeker wanting a stone rural retreat, but not a bargain once renovation reality and location remoteness are priced in.
More on the house and the area
A real old Langa stone house with weathered plaster, brick arches, vaulted cellar spaces and a rustic attic with exposed stone and beams. The grassy plot and green hill setting give it a quiet rural feel, and at €25k the whole package has strong dream value. Interiors are mostly rough and empty, but there are genuine character pieces to work with.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Needs full renovation.
- Panoramic view is only lightly shown in the photos.
- Semi-detached and sits directly by the road.
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 cluster is in the Bormida valley hill country between the Langhe and the Ligurian Apennines. The Bormida di Millesimo runs through this area, with wooded ridges and mixed farmland around the villages. The Ligurian Apennines are close to the south, but the higher alpine scenery of the main Cuneo ranges is much farther away. Saliceto has a medieval castle, and Millesimo nearby is one of the small historic centres of this upper Val Bormida. The area is known for woodland, hazelnuts and mixed hill agriculture rather than for a single major landmark.