Casa indipendente in Costa S.Stefano DI Bosio, Bosio,
Bosio costa santo stefano. Vendiamo casa completamente indipendente con tre alloggi, uno per piano. Al piano rialzato alloggio con ingresso, cucina abitabile, sala, due camere, bagno, ripostiglio, balconata. Al piano primo: ingresso, ampia sala, cucinotta, due camere letto, bagno, ripostiglio, poggiolo e balconata. Al…
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 €90,000 for 350 sqm, the asking price is just €257/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €457/sqm versus a €320/sqm local baseline. The very large size, three separate apartments, garage and land make this still appealing for a multi-family or income setup, but it is not a pure discount-to-baseline bargain once light renovation is included.
More on the house and the area
This is a big, genuinely usable house with three separate apartments, garages, balconies and some pleasant green hillside views. The condition looks solid and lived-in, with kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms all functional, but the style is dated and the exterior has little charm. Good value and practical rather than a true fantasy Italian beauty.
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€23,000 – €39,000
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 and apartment-block-like rather than romantic villa style
- Interiors are habitable but dated and need cosmetic updating
- Setting appears semi-rural/hillside, but not especially dramatic or iconic
- Likely best suited to multi-family use rather than a single polished dream home
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 67/100The area lies in the hilly Alto Monferrato on the Ligurian Apennine foothills, with mixed woods, fields and ridgelines rather than high mountains. The upper valleys of the Orba and Stura are nearby, and the Parco Naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo is within this radius, with wooded uplands, reservoirs and walking routes on the provincial border. Gavi is the nearest town of note, with services and the Forte di Gavi. The area is known for woodland hills and for the Gavi wine zone nearby.