Baita con terreni
A Crodo, nella tranquilla frazione di Maglioggio, immersa nel verde e nella quiete della natura, proponiamo rara opportunità di una caratteristica baita con annessi terreni vicini ma non confinanti in proprietà. L'a baita, di circa 90 mq, si sviluppa su tre livelli. Al piano terra troviamo un'accogliente zona giorno…
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 €50,000 for 90 sqm, the ask is €556/sqm; with a habitable-home allowance of about €200/sqm, effective cost is roughly €756/sqm versus a €468/sqm baseline for similar Piemonte country houses. The description supports legal residential use, but as a remote mountain baita with only 2 rooms/1 bed and non-contiguous land, it looks more like a lifestyle purchase than a strong value deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely charming stone mountain baita in a dramatic alpine setting, with big green valley views and strong rustic character. Crucially, it is not a shell: there is a usable kitchen-living room, bathroom, stairs and bedroom, so you could stay there now even if it would benefit from updating. The wow comes from the exterior and location more than from the simple interior finish.
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€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 habitable but dated and fairly dark.
- Bedroom is in the attic with low, sloping ceilings.
- Land is nearby but not contiguous to the house.
- Likely better as a second home than a full-time modern residence.
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 78/100The cluster is in the upper Ossola, with the Lepontine Alps around it and steep valley sides above the Toce basin. The Toce river system runs through this part of the valley, and Crodo sits at the entrance to the Val Formazza side valleys. The Alpe Devero area and the Alpe Veglia e Alpe Devero Natural Park are within about 15 km, giving access to high alpine pasture basins, larch woods and glacial terrain. Domodossola is the nearest town of size, with rail services, shops and the main services for the Ossola valleys. This part of Ossola is known for mountain pastures, stone villages, mineral water springs and access to the Formazza high valleys.