Casa con cortile indipendente
Ticineto – Via Matteotti. Casa con fabbricati accessori e cortile indipendente. Disposta su due livelli; al piano terreno ampia cucina, soggiorno, una camera, due bagni, locale di sgombero, centrale termica e autorimessa. Al primo piano tre camere da letto, due bagni, due balconi e grande locale di sgombero nel…
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
At €98,000 for 236 sqm, the ask is €415/sqm; assuming a light habitable refresh of about €250/sqm, the effective cost is about €665/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €352/sqm in Piemonte townhouses. Good size, garage/cellar, 46 photos, and roofs redone in 2017 support habitability, but multiple accessory/storage spaces and availability only from Feb 2027 limit the deal quality at this price.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a project: solid, spacious, furnished, with kitchen, bathrooms, heating and a secure courtyard/garage setup. The value per square metre is striking, but the look is quite plain and dated, with little visual romance, greenery or view to create a dream-home feel.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€19,000 – €33,000
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.
- Large paved courtyard is practical but not especially pretty or green
- Interiors are habitable yet dated and somewhat dim
- No scenic views or notable historic character shown
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 41/100The cluster lies in the flat Po plain near the Po River, in a landscape of fields, poplar groves and irrigation channels. Casale Monferrato is the nearest substantial town, with a cathedral, a castle and the main services of the area. The hills of Monferrato begin a short distance to the south, but the immediate 15 km area is lowland agricultural country.