Luminosa casa nel centro di Balzola - Ristrutturata
L'abitazione si sviluppa su due livelli abitativi ben distribuiti: Al piano terra l'ingresso si apre su un accogliente e luminoso soggiorno con cucina a vista, affiancato da un pratico ripostiglio che ospita la caldaia a condensazione. Al primo piano si trova la zona notte, composta da due comode camere da letto (una…
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
At €39,000 for 110 sqm, the asking price is €355/sqm; with only light/immediate updates estimated at about €100/sqm, the effective cost is about €455/sqm versus a very low-stock baseline of €353/sqm. The score stays solid because the home is presented as immediately usable with modern windows, condensation boiler, AC, two garages and 17 photos, but it is not a deep discount to baseline after renovation allowance.
More on the house and the area
This is a neat, fully usable townhouse with a cheerful painted facade, balcony and a very practical layout, plus a large garage/laundry space. The interiors look clean, updated and genuinely move-in ready, but they are modern and ordinary rather than especially atmospheric or romantic. At €39k for 110 sqm with no obvious work needed, the value helps the wow more than the setting does.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €100/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€4,000 – €6,000
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.
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 rice-growing and cereal plain of the lower Po basin, between the Po and Sesia river systems, with canals, drainage ditches and scattered farmsteads around the villages. The Po runs a few kilometres to the south. Casale Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services. The area is known for rice cultivation in the wider Vercelli-Casale plain.