Casa indipendente in Corso Nuova Italia
Nel cuore di Santhià, dove tutto è a portata di mano ma la tranquillità sembra un lusso raro, si apre una dimora che unisce il fascino del passato al comfort più esclusivo. Proponiamo in vendita una splendida casa d’epoca indipendente, una residenza signorile che conserva intatto il prestigio e l’eleganza di un tempo. Distribuita su due livelli oltre piano seminterrato,...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €59,000 for 300 sqm, the asking price is just €197/sqm; assuming a habitable older house at about €200/sqm renovation, effective cost is about €397/sqm, still below the local baseline of €472/sqm. The description presents it as an elegant period independent house in the town center, with 25 photos and no obvious legal or structural red flags.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial period townhouse with real old-world character: high ceilings, original doors, antique furnishings, wrought-iron balcony and a handsome street façade. It looks genuinely livable now, with large rooms, kitchen and bathrooms in place, but it is very dated and will need refreshing rather than being a polished dream home today. The private garden and huge size add a lot of lifestyle potential, especially at this price.
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€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 are habitable but dated and need modernization.
- Garden and outbuildings look overgrown and need clearing/restoration.
- Some visible wall/ceiling cracking suggests checks and maintenance are needed.
- Town-street setting: no scenic countryside or panoramic view.
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 eastern Piedmont plain between the Dora Baltea and the rice lands of the Vercelli plain. The Serra d'Ivrea, the long morainic ridge left by the ancient Aosta glacier, begins a short distance to the north-west and gives the nearest distinct landform within this radius. Vercelli is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. This part of the province is known for rice cultivation and irrigation canals.