Casa fine schiera in vendita a Ronco Biellese
Situata nel tranquillo e suggestivo contesto di Ronco Biellese, in Via Lamarmora 12, proponiamo in vendita una gradevole casa fine schiera di circa 109 mq. La posizione è ideale per chi ricerca privacy e serenità, mantenendo al contempo un'ottima comodità logistica grazie alla presenza di un pratico parcheggio pubblico…
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 €84,000 for 109 sqm, the asking price is €771/sqm; with a light habitable-home allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is about €971/sqm versus a local baseline of €352/sqm, so it screens expensive for this sub-€100k stock. The description is coherent and photos are ample, with useful extras like 200 sqm garden, adjacent deposit and recent boiler, but the numbers still point to a weak discount.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a shell: roofed, finished, with kitchen, bathrooms and heating already in place. The value is strong for 109 sqm, two baths and some outdoor space, but the wow factor is limited because the house is visually plain and the garden/outbuildings feel modest and untidy. It looks livable now with cosmetic refreshing, not dream-home beautiful.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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.
- Exterior is plain rather than picturesque.
- Garden/outdoor areas look basic and somewhat scruffy.
- Interiors appear cluttered, making finish and layout hard to judge.
- No proven standout views or strong historic character in the photos.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Biellese at the foot of the Biellese Alps. The Cervo valley and the first Alpine ridges are within this radius, with Oropa above Biella on the mountain side. The Santuario di Oropa and the Sacri Monti complex are within reach of the town and Oropa is part of the UNESCO-listed Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy. The Oasi Zegna lies in the upper Biellese mountains, with forested slopes and panoramic roads, though its main area is beyond the immediate radius. The nearest town of size is Biella, which has full services, a historic centre and the textile-manufacturing identity for which the area is known. The area is known for wool and textile production, prealpine valleys and the Oropa sanctuary landscape.