4 vani - Valenza
Valenza Viale Vicenza - Appartamento posto al quarto piano con ascensore. Composto da: Ingresso, soggiorno, cucina, due camere da letto, 2 bagni, 2 balconi e cantina. Euro 58.000 Rif. 38 Classe energetica: G - ipe: 222.6. Imm. Massera - Corso XX Settembre 13 - Alessandria Per maggiori informazioni o concordare un…
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 70sqm apartment at 829 EUR/m2 sits above the local median of 650 EUR/m2, so it's priced ~27% over baseline. Positives: genuinely habitable, elevator, 2 baths, 2 balconies, cellar, heating, 20 photos, fresh listing (6 days). Negatives: energy class G (222.6 ipe) implies high running costs and likely cosmetic/efficiency upgrades; 1968 building. Light modernization ~300 EUR/m2. Solid but not a bargain given the premium over median.
More on the house and the area
Standard fourth-floor apartment in Valenza with dated interiors typical of its 1968 build. Kitchen retains vintage wood cabinetry and colored tile floors; living and bedrooms show worn wallpaper and old marble-chip flooring. Views are onto neighboring apartment blocks, no notable outlook. Habitable but tired, requiring renovation. Low price (829 EUR/m2) is modest rather than remarkable given condition and location. No standout visual or locational appeal.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€7,000 – €12,000
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 1960s-70s interior throughout
- Energy class G (very poor efficiency, IPE 222.6)
- Kitchen and finishes need full renovation
- Marble-chip flooring and worn wallpaper dated
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 42/100The area lies on the flat plain of the Po, with the Po River a few kilometres to the north and broad cultivated land around the town. The nearest larger centre is Alessandria, which provides the main rail and road services, hospitals and larger retail. Casale Monferrato is nearby and marks the edge of the lower Monferrato hills, but those hills are outside the immediate plain around Valenza. The area is known nationally for jewellery and goldsmithing linked to Valenza itself.