Casetta indipendente con giardino e vista Lago di Como a Noceno
Nel caratteristico borgo montano di Noceno, frazione di Bellano (ex Comune di Vendrogno), a mezz'ora di auto dal lago (15 km dal centro di Bellano) proponiamo in vendita una graziosa casetta indipendente libera su quattro lati, ideale come casa vacanze o rifugio immerso nella tranquillità della natura. L'immobile è…
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 condition suggests about €200/m² renovation, so the effective cost is roughly €1,063/m² (€69,000 + ~€16,000), far above the local baseline of €390/m². Positives are independence, garden, lake-area appeal and 29 photos, but the house is reachable only on foot and sits in a hamlet with no services, which limits value.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely lovable little mountain-lake retreat: detached, wrapped in a lush private garden, with open mountain views and glimpses of Lake Como. The house looks fully usable now, with finished floors, kitchen, bathroom and heating, but the interiors are simple and old-fashioned rather than special. The wow comes from the setting, greenery and price more than from the indoor character.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and fairly basic rather than beautiful.
- Access is only on foot via about 100 m of path and steps.
- The lake view is partial/seasonal, stronger in winter when trees lose their leaves.
- Very quiet hamlet setting with limited nearby services.
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 88/100Lake Como is at Bellano itself, on the eastern shore of the central lake. The area sits below the Lepontine Alps and the first high ridges above the lake, with the Grigne group nearby across the branch toward Varenna and Mandello. The Orrido di Bellano is in the village, a natural gorge cut by the Pioverna stream. The nearest ski lifts are at Pian delle Betulle above Margno, roughly 45 minutes by road, with larger ski areas farther up Valtellina. Lecco is the nearest town of size, with full services and rail links; Colico is the main small centre to the north on the upper lake. Varenna, a few kilometres south, is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The area is known for the lake landscape, ferry connections across the mid-lake, and steep old villages and hamlets on the slopes above the shore.