Soluzione indipendente di ampia metratura con doppio esterno
Con una superficie di circa 200 mq, l'abitazione si sviluppa su due livelli collegati da scala interna e rappresenta la soluzione ideale sia per una famiglia numerosa sia per chi è alla ricerca di un immobile con la concreta possibilità di ricavare due unità abitative indipendenti, grazie alla generosa metratura e alla…
What it really costs
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Move in as it is
In the listingRenovatedSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €33,500 for 260 sqm, the asking price is just €129/sqm; assuming a habitable/partly updated standard despite the 'Renovated' label, effective cost is about €329/sqm including ~€200/sqm renovation, slightly below the Piemonte townhouse baseline of €350/sqm. Large ancillary spaces (barn/stable/garage) add versatility, but the description suggests part of the 260 sqm is non-habitable support space, so this is a solid rather than exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
This has real rustic courtyard charm: a big historic farmhouse facade, vaulted rooms, old tiles and generous private outdoor space with useful barns and garage. The main house looks basically habitable with kitchen, bedrooms, bathroom and heating, but it is clearly dated and worn, and some sections are still rough project space rather than ready living area. At €33.5k for 260 sqm, the scale and character create strong dream value even if it needs serious refreshing.
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€17,000 – €29,000
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.
- Needs significant updating despite being basically usable
- Parts of the outbuildings/barn are raw and unfinished
- Visible cracks, peeling plaster and tired surfaces
- No real scenic view; setting is a village courtyard
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 61/100The area sits on the Canavese plain at the foot of the Serra d'Ivrea, the long morainic ridge left by the ancient Balteo glacier. Lake Candia is within this radius, and the Dora Baltea runs nearby through the Ivrea plain. Ivrea is the nearest town of size, with a full range of services and a well-preserved industrial city core linked to Olivetti; Ivrea is on the UNESCO list for the 20th-century industrial city. The area is known for mixed farming, vineyards on the morainic slopes, and the transition from the Po plain to the Aosta valley approaches.