Terratetto unifamiliare in Val di Chy
L'abitazione si sviluppa su due livelli e offre ambienti accoglienti e ben distribuiti. Al primo piano l'ingresso conduce alla cucina, cuore della casa, affiancata da un pratico disimpegno, un bagno e una camera da letto. Tramite una scala esterna si accede al secondo piano, dove un piacevole terrazzo introduce alla…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingRenovatedSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 for 120 sqm, the asking price is €458/sqm; with only light post-renovation allowance (~€100/sqm) the effective cost is about €558/sqm, around 58% above the local baseline of €352/sqm. The description and 27 photos support that it is livable and improved (double glazing, methane heating, 2 baths, garage), but at this price it looks ordinary-to-weak rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a ruin: it has fitted kitchen, bathrooms, heating and finished rooms, so living here is realistic straight away. But the wow factor is limited: the setting is an ordinary village courtyard with no view, and the interiors feel quite dated rather than beautiful. The low price for 120 sqm helps, yet this is more practical bargain than dream-home fantasy.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €100/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€4,000 – €7,000
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 are dated and dark despite being usable
- Courtyard/outlook is enclosed with no real view
- Exterior is functional rather than picturesque
- Some upper/ancillary spaces appear basic or unfinished
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 Canavese hills at the edge of the Alpine foothills, with the Graian Alps rising to the north and west. The Dora Baltea valley is nearby. Ivrea is the nearest town of size, with a full service centre and the industrial city of Ivrea, 20th-Century, on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The area is known for wooded morainic hills, small lakes and villages linked to the Serra d'Ivrea landscape created by the ancient glacier of the Aosta valley.