alessandria zona orti casa con magazzino
Nella ambita zona degli Orti, proponiamo in vendita una casa semi-indipendente situata in un contesto cittadino e già parzialmente ristrutturata. La proprietà si sviluppa su due livelli abitativi, arricchiti da un'ampia mansarda e da un grande locale deposito esterno, ideale per essere trasformato in un comodo box auto…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price is €60,000 for 100 sqm (€600/sqm); with an estimated light-finish cost of about €250/sqm for a habitable but only partially renovated home with a rough attic and missing boiler, the effective cost is about €850/sqm. That is well above the local baseline of €353/sqm, though the urban setting in the sought-after Orti area, 20 photos, redone systems and double glazing support a mid-range score rather than a weak one.
More on the house and the area
The bright yellow facade with red shutters gives this townhouse real charm in a tidy courtyard setting, and €60k for 100 sqm is appealing. It is a real house rather than a shell, with usable structure, windows and some upgraded systems, but several spaces are unfinished or messy and need meaningful work before it feels comfortable. The wow comes more from cheerful exterior presence and value than from interior beauty.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€8,000 – €14,000
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 are cluttered and mid-renovation, so it does not feel move-in ready yet.
- Bathroom works appear unfinished despite redone systems.
- The large external deposit/garage space is very rough and needs substantial work.
- No scenic views or standout historic interior character shown.
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 34/100This is the flat Tanaro plain around Alessandria, with intensive farmland, roads, rail lines and scattered industrial areas. The Tanaro runs through the city and the Bormida joins it nearby. Alessandria is the nearest town of size and has the full services of a provincial capital, a substantial historic centre and a rail junction. The Monferrato hills begin outside the plain but they are not the immediate landscape here. As the cluster is inside the built-up area of a city above 50,000 residents, the urban cap applies.