Rustico in Cortemilia
Cortemilia centro - via alfieri - proponiamo in vendita fabbricato libero su due lati da ristrutturare posto su tre livelli. Al piano terreno: 3 locali di sgombero; al piano primo: ingresso, cucina, disimpegno, due camere, bagno, due balconi oltre ampio terrazzo completo di un vano e locali sgombero. Al piano secondo:…
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 €98,000 for 440 sqm, the ask is only €223/sqm, and even adding a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm gives an effective €923/sqm. That is still a strong value proposition for a very large farmhouse in central Cortemilia, with 27 photos, possible bifamily/tourist use, and a small location boost from the UNESCO Langhe-Monferrato setting.
More on the house and the area
This is a very large old village house with handsome continuous balconies, a big rear terrace, and a garden backing onto terraced hillside greenery. It feels like a real house rather than a ruin, with floors, bathrooms and usable volume, but the interiors are dated and some service spaces are quite rough, so it needs substantial renovation before becoming dream-home material. The price-to-size ratio is striking, which adds appeal if you want a serious project in the Langhe area.
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€87,000 – €154,000
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 interior renovation and updating.
- Outdoor spaces are large but currently neglected.
- Street-facing setting is ordinary with limited views.
- Some utility/storage areas look dark and rough.
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 67/100The cluster is in the Langhe, with wooded ridges and vineyard hills around the Bormida valley. The Bormida di Millesimo runs through Cortemilia. This is the Alta Langa zone, known for hazelnuts, mixed woodland and hill agriculture rather than the dense wine landscape of the lower Langhe. Alba is the nearest larger town, with full services and rail links. Parts of the wider Langhe-Roero and Monferrato vineyard landscape are UNESCO-listed, but the core listed vineyard areas are not centered on Cortemilia itself.