Casa indipendente in Vendita in Frazione Messora 9 a Pieve del Cairo
In zona molto tranquilla in un piccola frazione a 2 km dal paese, tipica abitazione della lomellina indipendente di ampia metratura con al piano terra cucina abitabile che affaccia su giardino/cortile di pertinenza, salone, soggiorno, camera per usi diversi, ripostiglio, al piano primo troviamo 4 camere da letto, 2…
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 €60,000 for 190 sqm, the ask is €316/sqm versus a low-stock baseline median of €430/sqm, but the house is explicitly in need of renovation, so the effective cost is about €1,016/sqm including ~€700/sqm works. Large independent villa, 52 photos, garden/courtyard, terrace and garage support that it is a real livable renovation project, though the small hamlet location 2 km from town limits upside.
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This is a large, real house with a private front garden, big terrace and useful extra outbuilding, so it feels genuinely livable rather than a shell. The look is quite plain and dated, with little architectural romance, but it seems structurally standing and usable with renovation rather than total reconstruction. At €60k for 190 sqm, the price adds appeal more than the beauty does.
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€38,000 – €67,000
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.
- 1970s house with dated interiors and finishes
- Exterior and terrace need cleaning/updating
- No scenic views or notable historic character
- Ancillary building opposite looks basic/partly unfinished
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 31/100This is flat alluvial country at the confluence area of the Po and Tanaro rivers, with fields, embankments, irrigation channels and scattered farm buildings as the main landscape within 15 km. Alessandria is the nearest town of size, with rail links, services and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for river plain agriculture.