Casa indipendente bifamiliare o unifamiliare
casa indipendente all'interno di cortile privato recintato, che comprende un appartamento di mq 67 su 2 livelli, completamente ristrutturato a nuovo con ottime finiture e materiali di qualita', composto da cucina/soggiorno al piano terra, camera, cameretta e bagno al piano primo collegati da scala nel soggiorno,…
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 €60,000 for 178 sqm, the asking price is €337/sqm; adding an estimated ~€260/sqm renovation for the second 110 sqm unit gives an effective cost around €597/sqm, above the low-stock baseline of €352/sqm for Piemonte townhouses. The score is supported by the fully renovated 67 sqm apartment, garage, private courtyard, and central village location, but the second unit still needs modernization so it is a solid rather than exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home: roofed, furnished, heated, with kitchen, two bathrooms, garage and a pleasant internal courtyard shaded by a vine. The sloped wood ceilings and simple village-house character add some charm, but the interiors are mostly functional rather than beautiful and would benefit from cosmetic updating. At €60k for 178 sqm, it feels more like a solid bargain home than a dream-property scroll stopper.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €260/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€15,000 – €26,000
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 habitable but quite plain and dated.
- Courtyard is enclosed rather than scenic, with no open view.
- Some exterior plaster/paint looks tired and patchy.
- Photos don't clearly show a standout living room or polished finished spaces.
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 38/100This is the flat lower Scrivia plain near the confluence with the Po plain, with intensive farmland and irrigation channels around the town. The Scrivia river runs nearby, and Tortona is the nearest larger town with rail services, shops and the cathedral area. The wider area is known for agriculture and for being on the historic route between Piedmont, Lombardy and Liguria.