Casa indipendente in Vendita in Po 38 a Mezzana Bigli
Frazione Balossa Bigli comune di Mezzana Bigli a 15 minuti dal casello autostradale uscita Casei Gerola (MI-GE), si propone un ottima soluzione indipendente su 2 piani ad uso abitazione da ristrutturare composta da 4 locali e bagno. Con terreno annesso di esclusiva proprieta e portici fronte giardino privato.…
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 €30,000 for 90 sqm, the ask is €333/sqm, but in 'needs renovation' condition the effective cost is about €1,033/sqm including ~€700/sqm works. That sits far above the local low-end baseline of €430/sqm, though it is a detached house with land and private outdoor space, which supports a mid-range score rather than a bargain one.
More on the house and the area
This is a real house rather than a ruin: it has furnished rooms, a bathroom, kitchen areas, and usable volume, plus a private garden and rustic outbuildings. But the wow factor is modest—no view, little visible historic charm, and the interiors feel tired and in need of genuine renovation. At €30k it has bargain appeal and some lifestyle potential, but it reads more as a practical country project than a dream-home scroll stopper.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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 clear renovation throughout; finishes are dated and walls show peeling/damp marks.
- Interior looks basic rather than characterful, with limited period charm visible in photos.
- Courtyard setting is practical but not especially scenic or private.
- Outbuildings/portico may need work before becoming really usable living space.
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.