Casa indipendente in Via Olmetto
Nel centro di Borgofranco d'Ivrea, UniCredit RE Services propone in vendita un'intera casa terratetto che rappresenta una rara opportunità per chi è alla ricerca di una soluzione capace di coniugare spazi abitativi, redditività e interessanti prospettive di valorizzazione. Al piano terra trova spazio una storica…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €99,000 for 200 sqm, the asking price is €495/sqm, close to the local low-stock baseline of €472/sqm; with mixed residential/commercial use and unclear housing condition, I assume about €300/sqm in works, bringing the effective cost to roughly €795/sqm. The ground-floor pastry shop currently rented adds income potential, but it also makes this less straightforward as a pure livable home for a foreign buyer.
More on the house and the area
This is a big, real, usable house rather than a shell, with kitchens, bathrooms, heating and several furnished rooms already in place. The vaulted ceilings and old-town fabric add some character, but most spaces feel plain and dated rather than beautiful. At the price for 200 sqm it has clear bargain appeal, though it needs modernization to become truly dreamy.
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€20,000 – €34,000
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 look very dated and need substantial cosmetic updating.
- Part of the property is a ground-floor commercial unit, so it is not a pure private dream home.
- No strong scenic views or standout outdoor space are shown.
- Layout appears large but somewhat fragmented across levels.
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 72/100The cluster sits at the entrance to the Dora Baltea valley, with the Biellese and Canavese foothills around it and the Pennine Alps rising farther up-valley. The Dora Baltea runs through this stretch of valley. The Mont Avic Natural Park lies just across the Valle d'Aosta border to the north, and the first Alpine valleys open within a few kilometres. The nearest ski lifts are in the Gressoney and Champorcher sides of Valle d'Aosta, reached in roughly an hour by car, so they are not part of the immediate setting. Ivrea is the nearest town of size, with a full service centre and a historic core; its industrial city of the 20th century is a UNESCO site. This area is known for the old route into Valle d'Aosta, for Romanesque churches and castles around the lower Dora Baltea, and for vine terraces on the valley sides, including the Carema wine area nearby.