Rustico/casale in Strada Roman. delle L. E. del Roero
Candela Immobiliare propone in vendita a Mombarcaro, nella suggestiva ed incontaminata cornice della campagna dell'Alta Langa, caratteristico rustico indipendente di circa 200 mq disposto su più livelli, completo di giardino privato e grandi spazi accessori da valorizzare. La proprietà offre una struttura solida e un…
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At €49,000 for 162 sqm, the ask is just €302/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €263/sqm, but the description reads like a solid rustic to personalize rather than ready to live, so I estimate about €700/sqm renovation. That puts the effective cost around €1,002/sqm, making it a decent but not standout project; the independent farmhouse, garden, and Alta Langa setting support the score.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine rustic Piemonte farmhouse character, with stone arches, a large old barn volume and a green Alta Langa setting. It looks structurally present and roofed rather than ruined, but the interiors are tired, damp-marked and only partly serviceable, so this is a real renovation project rather than an easy move-in dream. At €49k for the size, the value helps, but the wow comes more from character and potential than current livability.
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€32,000 – €57,000
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 need significant renovation and modernization
- visible damp/staining and worn finishes inside
- barn/accessory spaces are raw and not immediately usable as living area
- house sits directly on a bend in the road
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 area sits in the Langhe, in the upper Bormida valley where wooded hills, ridgelines and small farmed clearings dominate the landscape. The Bormida di Millesimo runs nearby, and the Belbo valley is close to the north. This is the Alta Langa zone, known for hazelnuts, mixed woodland and scattered stone villages; the better-known wine hills of the central Langhe lie farther north and do not fall inside the immediate landscape. Ceva is the nearest town of some size, with rail links and everyday services.