Terratetto unifamiliare in Campiglia Cervo
Casetta indipendente con comodo parcheggio e ampio giardino, su due livelli (100 m2), situata nella tranquilla frazione di Rialmosso, nel comune di Campiglia Cervo (BI), immersa nel verde e ideale per chi desidera vivere a contatto con la natura o come seconda casa per rilassanti soggiorni. L'immobile è così…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €14,000 for 100 sqm, the asking price is just €140/sqm, but with a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €840/sqm, well above the local sub-€100k baseline of €352/sqm. Positives are the redone roof/mansarda, garden and panoramic mountain setting, but the missing bath count in the facts and semibasement kitchen keep it from scoring higher.
More on the house and the area
The setting is the main appeal: a quiet mountain hamlet with greenery, a private garden and direct access to the stream gives it real lifestyle charm. The house itself looks like a simple, solid old home rather than a ruin, with a redone roof/mansarda, but at this price and with zero functional bath listed it is clearly a renovation project, not a move-in dream home yet. Strong value helps, but the wow comes more from nature and potential than from present beauty.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Needs full renovation/refresh despite roof-redone attic
- No bathroom currently shown in usable condition
- Exterior is plain rather than highly photogenic
- Mountain hamlet setting may feel isolated
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 74/100The cluster is in the Biellese Alps, in the upper Cervo valley, with alpine slopes, conifer woods and steep side valleys within the immediate area. The Cervo runs through the valley. The Alta Val Sessera and Alta Val Strona regional park lies nearby in the Biella mountain area. The Bielmonte ski area is the nearest lift base, reached in about 35 minutes by road. The nearest town of size is Biella, which has full services, a rail connection and the Sacro Monte di Oropa above the city, a UNESCO site. This part of the province is known for historic wool manufacturing and for mountain sanctuaries and hiking routes in the Biellese Alps.