Terratetto plurifamiliare in Oleggio
OLEGGIO: Immersa nel verde, porzione di cascina da ristrutturare. L'immobile si dispone su più livelli, al piano terra sono presenti un soggiorno, una cucina e due locali sgombero completamente recuperabili. Tramite scala interna si accede al primo piano, composto da due camere da letto matrimoniali con accesso…
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
At €50,000 for 150 sqm, the asking price is €333/sqm, slightly below the local baseline of €353/sqm, and the description clearly says "da ristrutturare," so I estimate about €700/sqm renovation cost. The effective cost is therefore about €1,033/sqm, which is not a bargain on paper, but the large size, private 500 sqm garden, garage, terrace, and multiple recoverable rooms make it a solid renovation project rather than an overpriced one.
More on the house and the area
This has the classic long cascina look, open green space and a big upper terrace, so it does have some farmhouse romance from the outside. But the interiors are clearly tired, cluttered and partly unfinished, with one space showing an exposed tile roof and overall no ready-to-live comfort. It feels like a substantial renovation project rather than a beautiful cheap home you could move into soon.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Full renovation needed before comfortable living
- No bathroom is shown and listing states 0 baths
- Some spaces look semi-raw/storage-like rather than finished rooms
- Rural roadside setting is open but not scenic
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 48/100This is the flat Novara plain between the Ticino valley and the rice country, with fields, irrigation canals and scattered woodland. The Ticino river is within reach to the east, with the Parco naturale della Valle del Ticino along its banks. Novara is the nearest city of size, with full services, rail links and a historic centre.