Terratetto unifamiliare in Antrona Schieranco
Nel cuore della località San Pietro, immersa nella tranquillità del Parco Naturale dell’Alta Valle Antrona, a pochi chilometri dai suggestivi laghi di Antrona e Cheggio, proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica casa indipendente, ideale come casa vacanze o rifugio per chi desidera vivere a contatto con la…
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 €85,000 for 144 sqm, the ask is €590/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €790/sqm, well above the very low local baseline of €350/sqm. Positives are the independent house format, 17 photos, garden, lake/mountain setting and panoramic balconies, but the listing reads more like a holiday retreat in a remote alpine area than a standout value buy.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely dreamable little mountain house: photogenic stone-roofed exterior, a private garden, and lovely balcony views down the valley. Crucially, it is not just pretty outside — the kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms are all usable now, even if the interiors need cosmetic updating rather than major renovation. The setting is the big wow here, with real live-in potential as a nature retreat or simple full-time home.
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€10,000 – €16,000
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 plain.
- Access is not directly by car: about a 1-minute walk from the main road.
- Mountain setting may mean a colder/shadier feel and stronger winter dependence on heating.
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 Anzasca Valley in the Pennine Alps, with steep forested slopes and high peaks rising toward the Monte Rosa massif. The Anza river runs down the valley. Macugnaga and the Monte Rosa east face are up-valley within about 15 km, and the lifts at Macugnaga are roughly a 20-25 minute drive. Piedimulera is the nearest lower-valley service centre, while Domodossola is the nearest larger town with a railway station, wider shopping and hospitals. The area is known for alpine valleys, Walser settlement history further up the valley, and mountaineering linked to Monte Rosa.