Villa in Via Sant'Agata 35
Incisa scapaccino - via sant'agata - proponiamo in vendita villa anni '70 da rinnovare libera su 4 lati e circondata da ampio cortile e terreno agricolo prato circostante di 5.000 mq. In unico corpo. Al piano terreno: grande magazzino, tavernetta, camera e bagno oltre portico e tre box auto. Al piano primo: ingresso, cucina, salone, due camere, bagno e balcone....
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The house is described as 'da rinnovare', so I estimate about €700/m² renovation: effective cost is roughly €1,077/m² (€98,000 + renovation on 260 m²), far above the €320/m² baseline for Piemonte villas. Large size, 5,000 m² land and outbuildings add utility, but the ground floor includes a magazzino and the price is not attractive once renovation is included.
More on the house and the area
This is a big, practical property with lots of courtyard space, garages and 5,000 sqm of surrounding land, so the value for the price is noticeable. But the exterior is quite plain and the overhead pylon heavily hurts the dream factor. It looks like a usable house structure rather than a ruin, though it likely needs significant updating to feel attractive and comfortable to live in.
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€51,000 – €91,000
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.
- Large 1970s villa to renovate rather than a finished character home
- Power lines and pylon are very prominent on the property
- Beauty appears limited from the exterior despite generous space
- Livability may be split between house and ground-floor storage/garage areas
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 66/100This is the Alto Monferrato hill country, with vine-covered ridges, small woods and mixed farmland around the Belbo valley. Nizza Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with services and a substantial historic centre, and Asti is the larger city used for higher-order services and rail connections. The wider area is known for Monferrato wines, especially Barbera, and for a landscape of vineyards and hilltop villages; parts of the Monferrato wine landscape in the province are included in the UNESCO vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato, though not every nearby comune falls inside the core site.