Casa bifamiliare in Corso Regina Margherita 42
ALBIANO D'IVREA - Proponiamo in vendita una graziosa casa semi-indipendente disposta su due livelli e libera sui tre lati, una soluzione ideale per chi desidera indipendenza, comfort e spazi ben distribuiti. Al piano terra troviamo un accogliente soggiorno, una cucina abitabile separata con piano cottura angolare e un pratico ripostiglio. La scala interna conduce al primo piano, dedicato alla...
What it really costs
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The description suggests a livable semi-detached townhouse, so I estimated light habitable updates at about €200/m2; that puts the effective cost around €1,015/m2 (€75,000 + renovation over 92 m2). Against your low-stock baseline of €350/m2 for Piemonte townhouses, this is roughly 190% higher, so it looks expensive rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, livable house rather than a project: clean rooms, fitted kitchen, finished floors and heating all suggest it could be used quickly. But the wow factor is limited, with a plain courtyard setting, ordinary row-house exterior and simple modern interiors without notable character. At €75k for 92 sqm it feels practical value more than dream-home magic.
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.
- No proven scenic view or standout location
- Exterior is functional rather than charming
- Interior is clean and usable but quite plain/dated
- Only one bathroom for a 3-bed layout
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 68/100The cluster sits at the edge of the Canavese area between the Serra d'Ivrea and the Dora Baltea plain. The Dora Baltea runs nearby, and the morainic landscape left by the ancient glacier shapes the area around Ivrea. Lake Sirio and the other small lakes of the Ivrea morainic amphitheatre are within this radius. Ivrea is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre, services and the Olivetti industrial heritage site inscribed on the UNESCO list. The area is known for the morainic ridge of the Serra, vineyards on the Canavese hills, and the transition from Po plain farmland to the Alpine foothills.