Casa indipendente in Via Campo 56
Casa indipendente Località Foresta - Castelnuovo Nigra. In una bella borgata, tranquilla, proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente, disposta su due livelli con piccolo cortile privato, al piano terra: ingresso su soggiorno/zona pranzo e cucinotto. Bagno esterno e sottoscala ad uso ripostiglio. Il primo piano,…
What it really costs
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At €56,000 for 62 sqm, the asking price is €903/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €463/sqm; with a renovation estimate of about €700/sqm, effective cost rises to roughly €1,603/sqm, which is weak for this catalog. The description suggests a basic rural house with external bathroom access and non-habitable attic, so this looks more like a modest renovation project than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a modest but real, usable little house, not a ruin: roofed, furnished, with finished rooms and a small private outdoor area. The wooded hillside setting and balcony outlook add some charm, but the home is quite plain and dated, with practical compromises like the external bathroom and access via outside stairs.
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€12,000 – €22,000
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.
- Bathroom appears to be external, which hurts day-to-day livability.
- Exterior shows staining/weathering and the big canopy looks awkward rather than attractive.
- Interiors are basic and dated, so expect cosmetic updating.
- Upper floor is reached by an external staircase.
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 71/100The cluster is in the Canavese uplands at the edge of the Graian Alps, with wooded slopes and mountain valleys close by. The Soana valley and Orco valley are within this radius, and the western side of Gran Paradiso National Park begins nearby in the upper valleys. Ivrea is the nearest town of size, with a full service centre and the UNESCO industrial city of the 20th century linked to Olivetti. The area is known in general for chestnut woods, small alpine hamlets and the transition from the Canavese hills into the high valleys of the Turin Alps.