Terratetto unifamiliare in Mongrando
NUMERO PROCEDURA E DATA ASTA 7124BI.290926 INDIRIZZO Via per Ceresane, 26, 13888 Mongrando BI DESCRIZIONE fabbricato di civile abitazione terratetto unifamiliare disposto su piano seminterrato, terra, primo e sottotetto. Al piano seminterrato sono presenti tre locali cantina/deposito, centrale termica, vano scala e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description clearly states this is a judicial auction ('DATA ASTA', 'aste immobiliari'), which is a veto red flag for this catalog. Although the ask is only €211/m² versus a €352/m² baseline, auction status overrides the apparent discount.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, habitable house with generous space, a garage and service rooms, not a ruin or shell. But the look is very plain: a practical courtyard townhouse with dated interiors and little visual romance. The very low price for 183 sqm helps, yet the dream factor is modest rather than strong.
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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Auction sale: final purchase process and occupied-status risks need checking.
- Exterior is functional rather than scenic, with no view or garden shown.
- Interiors look dated and need modernization despite being usable.
- Photos suggest a shared/internal courtyard setting with limited privacy.
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 cluster sits on the Serra d'Ivrea, the long morainic ridge left by the Balteo glacier, with wooded slopes and a sequence of small hill villages between Biella and Ivrea. The Elvo valley and the lower Biellese prealps are nearby, and the higher Biella Alps rise to the north within the local horizon. The nearest substantial town is Biella, which has full services, a railway terminus, and the wool-textile heritage for which the area is known. The Oasi Zegna mountain area is farther north in the Biella Alps, but not inside the immediate 15 km landscape.