Casa Semindipendente in vendita a Gallarate, Crenna
Ampia porzione di corte di 254 mq da ristrutturare – Ottima opportunità per investitori Se sei alla ricerca di un immobile dal grande potenziale di valorizzazione, questa porzione di casa di corte rappresenta un'interessante opportunità di investimento. La proprietà si sviluppa su due livelli per una superficie…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
This is not a straightforward dwelling: only the first floor is an apartment, while the ground floor is a laboratory that would need a change of use 'ove consentito', so part of the 254 sqm is not legally residential as advertised. At €85,000 plus a full restore estimate of about €1,100/sqm, the effective cost is far above the €405/sqm baseline, and the listing text itself targets investors rather than a ready home.
More on the house and the area
The only real photo shows a plain courtyard townhouse exterior with no view or special character. The listing itself says the property is entirely to renovate, and most images are just design renderings, so this reads as a large-value project rather than an already dreamable home. At €85k for 254 sqm it has strong size-for-price appeal, but the wow is mostly speculative.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€101,000 – €149,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Most interior images are illustrative renderings, not the actual current state.
- Entire property is described as fully needing renovation.
- Ground floor is currently a workshop/lab, so residential conversion may require planning approval.
- Courtyard townhouse setting offers little proven view or outdoor wow.
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 38/100The area lies in the upper Po plain between the Ticino valley and the lower Varese hills. The Ticino River and the Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino are within reach to the west. Lake Maggiore is just beyond the 15 km radius, so it does not define the immediate surroundings. Busto Arsizio and Gallarate are the nearest larger towns, with rail links, hospitals, retail and airport-related services. Milan Malpensa is nearby, and the landscape around Casorate Sempione is shaped in part by airport infrastructure, roads, warehouses and suburban development mixed with fields and woodland. This part of the province is known for the Ticino park corridor and for its proximity to Malpensa.