Casa indipendente in Via San Realino
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At €29,000 for 240 sqm, the asking price is just €121/sqm; assuming a habitable-but-dated condition at about €200/sqm renovation, the effective cost is about €321/sqm, still well below the €463/sqm baseline for similar Piemonte country houses. Large independent house in the historic center area near Acqui Terme with 22 photos and no obvious legal red flags supports a strong value score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real old-town house with genuine character: the painted ceiling, vaulted cellar and big period volumes give it strong romantic appeal. It is not a ruin and looks structurally like a usable house, but it needs clear updating before it feels comfortable to live in. At €29k for 240 sqm, the scale and character create a strong bargain effect.
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€16,000 – €27,000
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.
- Needs significant cosmetic updating and modernization
- Kitchen appears unfitted/dated and not ready for immediate use
- Only one basic old bathroom is shown
- Top attic/storage areas are rough and not finished living space
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 60/100This is the Bormida valley in the Alto Monferrato hills, with vineyards, mixed farmland and low wooded ridges around the settlements. The Bormida river runs by Cassine. Acqui Terme is the nearest sizeable town and has thermal facilities, a rail station and a substantial historic centre. The wider area is known for wine, especially the Monferrato vineyard landscape.