Villa unifamiliare in Borgolavezzaro
BORGOLAVEZZARO € 82.000 in zona residenziale, nel verde, proponiamo una CASETTA INDIPENDENTE, di ca 70 metri, LIBERA SUI 4 LATI, composta da: soggiorno, camera matrimoniale, cucina e bagno. La casa è in ordine, ma con finiture origunali (ad eccezione dei serramenti). Il tetto è stato rifatto. Una cantina ed il BOX…
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 €82,000 for 70 sqm, the ask is €1,171/sqm; with original finishes but habitable condition and redone roof, an estimated light update cost of ~€250/sqm brings effective cost to about €1,421/sqm. That is far above the very low local stock baseline of €322/sqm, so despite the detached house, garden, garage, and decent condition, this looks expensive for this catalog.
More on the house and the area
This is a neat detached little house with a full perimeter garden, a refreshed roof and clearly usable living spaces, so it feels like a real home rather than a project shell. The downside is that the beauty level is modest: interiors are plain and dated, the setting is ordinary, and there are signs of moisture/finish issues. Charming and practical for two people, but not a major dream-property wow.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€6,000 – €10,000
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 very basic and dated, with only minimal kitchen fit-out.
- Visible damp/patching on some internal walls and in the cellar.
- No real view or standout setting; it is in a plain suburban residential area.
- Garden is usable but currently dry and sparse, needing tidying/landscaping.
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 39/100This is the western Lomellina and lower Novara rice plain, a flat agricultural landscape of paddies, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads. The Ticino river and the Parco naturale della Valle del Ticino lie to the east, with the nearest access around Galliate and the Turbigo bridge area. Novara is the nearest city of size, with rail links, services and the landmark dome and bell tower of the Basilica di San Gaudenzio. The area is known for rice cultivation in the alluvial plain between the Sesia and Ticino.