Borgo Vercelli - Rustico
A Borgo Vercelli, casa da ristrutturare disposta su due livelli. La soluzione, accessibile da cortile comune, è composta al piano terra da due stanze, una già destinata a cucina, mentre il secondo piano, raggiungibile tramite le scale esterne che danno su ballatoio comune, è composto da altri due ambienti da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €12,000 for 36 sqm, the ask is €333/sqm, but with a typical renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €1,033/sqm, far above the €350/sqm baseline for similar low-cost stock in Piemonte. The description supports a full renovation and the layout via common courtyard/common balcony with no bathroom listed limits appeal, though the very low entry price helps.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap little village townhouse, but the photos show more project than dream home. It has a roof and basic structure, yet the facade, shared ballatoio and access areas look tired, and there is no bathroom listed, so real renovation is needed before comfortable living.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€7,000 – €12,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs full renovation
- No bathroom shown/listed
- Access is via shared courtyard and shared balcony
- Exterior and balcony look very worn
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 38/100This is the flat rice plain of the eastern Piedmont lowlands, between the Sesia and Po river systems, with canals, irrigation ditches and large rectangular fields that define the landscape around Borgo Vercelli. The Sesia runs a few kilometres west of the village. Vercelli is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. The area is known for risicoltura, especially the paddy fields of the Vercelli plain.