Solero, casa con cortile e rustico oltre ad un bel frutteto
Comune di Solero, proponiamo in vendita una casa libera su due lati con proprio cortile privato antistante casa, di fronte troviamo un ampio rustico con parte cantina-deposito e box auto, sul retro del locale troviamo un pozzo per irrigare il frutteto oppure l'orto se si desidera farlo, il terreno complessivamente (ha…
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
Habitable farmhouse at 306 EUR/m2, only slightly above the local median of 264, so roughly market-priced with modest premium. Fresh listing (5 days). Positives: 180 m2 plus ~1500 m2 land with fruit trees, well, garage/box, cellar, private courtyard, and recent work (igloo ventilation, ground-floor flooring, bathroom redone) plus gas/water/electric connections. Negatives: no heating installed, rustico roof needs partial repair, and 'the rest to be redone based on intended use' signals meaningful renovation. Missing building year and energy class. Given partial recent works but need for heating system and finishing, budget ~400 EUR/m2. Solid low-price entry with usable land, hence a good rather than diamond deal.
More on the house and the area
Modest habitable farmhouse in Solero with dated but lived-in interiors (terrazzo floors, old wood stove, tiled kitchen, 1970s green bathroom fixtures). Main appeal is the ~1500 sqm land with fruit orchard, private courtyard, rustic outbuilding with cellar and garage, and a well. Recent works: excavation, igloo vapor barrier, ground-floor flooring and renovated bathroom. Exterior is plain village housing; no view or standout architecture. Low price per sqm (306 EUR/m2) offers some bargain feel but nothing scroll-stopping. Roof of rustic needs attention and no heating installed.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€21,000 – €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.
- No heating present
- Rustic roof needs repair in places
- Dated interiors, kitchen and bathrooms need updating
- Inland Piemonte location, no sea
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 41/100This is the flat Tanaro plain around Alessandria, with farmland, irrigation channels and the broad river corridor of the Tanaro; the Bormida also meets the Tanaro here. The nearest larger centre is Alessandria itself, which has the usual services of a provincial capital and a citadel fortress. Beyond the 15 km radius the landscape rises toward Monferrato vineyards and the Ligurian Apennines, but those do not define the immediate surroundings here. The area is known mainly for agriculture and for Alessandria’s road and rail junction role between Turin, Milan and Genoa.