Stabile abitativo con depositi e magazzini a Camerana.
Siamo a Camerana, in Valle Bormida, tra boschi, calanchi e borghi in pietra; qui proponiamo questa proprietà che comprende uno stabile degli anni quaranta, libero su tre lati (abitato fino a venticinque anni fa), un cortile interno con due ampi depositi, un porticato, una tettoia e un altro edificio, ad uso magazzino,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Price is €109/m2 vs baseline median €264/m2, so nominally ~59% below market. However, the 458 sqm figure appears to aggregate a 1940s main building (uninhabited for ~25 years), two large storage depots, a portico, a canopy/tettoia, and a separate warehouse building plus ~450 sqm of land. Much of the area is storage/agricultural rather than habitable living space, so the effective residential sqm is far smaller and the per-m2 comparison overstates value. Everything needs major structural renovation ('importanti lavori di ristrutturazione edilizia'), energy class G, and it's an inland Valle Bormida location with no sea proximity, limiting resale demand. Renovation will likely run €1000+/m2 given the state. Only 6 days on market and 36 photos are positives, and the €50k entry price is low in absolute terms. Net: cheap headline but a heavy-lift restoration project, not a turnkey bargain — a fair deal only for a buyer prepared for a full renovation.
More on the house and the area
There is some genuine rustic character here: stone-and-brick farm outbuildings, a cobbled passage, courtyard potential and a substantial amount of space for the price. But this is not a ready dream home today—the main house is only barely habitable-looking and the farm buildings are mostly raw storage/barn space needing major work. The appeal is project potential rather than immediate wow living.
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, €1,000/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€91,000 – €161,000
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.
- Major renovation is clearly needed across both house and outbuildings.
- Some ancillary structures look semi-open/raw rather than usable living space.
- Interiors appear outdated, dim and long-unoccupied.
- The property fronts directly onto a road, so the setting is not especially tranquil or scenic.
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 Langhe-Appennino transition zone, with wooded hills and ridgelines between the upper Bormida valleys and the Ligurian Apennine watershed. The Bormida di Millesimo valley is the main local river corridor. This is the Alta Langa area, known for hazelnuts, mixed woodland and small stone villages on hilltops. Ceva is the nearest town of some size, with rail services and everyday shops and services. The Ligurian coast around Savona is reachable for practical trips but it is outside the local 15 km landscape.