Casa a schiera a Mottalciata
Situata in via Mazzini 36 a Mottalciata, questa graziosa abitazione si sviluppa su più livelli offrendo ambienti ben distribuiti e funzionali, attualmente da finire di ristrutturare. La casa beneficia già di importanti interventi di ammodernamento recentemente effettuati, tra cui la posa di nuovi infissi e il completo…
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
The house is priced at €699/m², but the description says it is still being finished after major upgrades; using ~€300/m² to complete works gives an effective cost of about €999/m². That is far above this catalog baseline of €353/m² in Piemonte, but the property is habitable/part-renovated, has 37 photos, 2 garages and a private garden, which supports a still-positive but not standout score.
More on the house and the area
This is a practical bargain rather than a fantasy home: a simple village townhouse with new windows and major systems already redone. The real condition is unfinished, with raw rooms, exposed chases and incomplete bathrooms/kitchen, so it still needs significant work before comfortable living. The appeal is value and usable house proportions, not wow beauty.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Interior is mid-renovation and not currently move-in ready
- Bathrooms and kitchen are unfinished installations
- Exterior is plain village townhouse with no notable view
- Photos do not clearly show the private rear garden
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 56/100The area sits on the low hills between the Biella uplands and the rice plain toward Vercelli and Novara. The Elvo valley and the first Biellese Prealps are nearby to the north, with Monte Mucrone and the Oropa mountains visible in the wider surroundings. The nearest substantial town is Biella, which has full services, a historic centre, and the Sanctuary of Oropa in the mountains above the city. This part of the province is known for mixed farming and for the long textile history of the Biella area.