Casa bifamiliare in Via San Cristoforo 5
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
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is explicitly da ristrutturare, so I estimate about €900/m² renovation; effective cost is roughly €1,233/m² (€50,000 + renovation on 150 m²), versus a very low-stock baseline of €353/m² for cheap Piemonte townhouses. The baseline here is from sub-€100k stock and therefore biased low, so despite looking expensive on all-in cost, the very low entry price, large size, terrace/garage potential, and recoverable ancillary rooms make it a strong renovation-project pick rather than a trap.
More on the house and the area
This has a classic Piedmont farmhouse presence, a long wooden balcony and open green surroundings, so the exterior has some rustic charm. But the photos show a serious renovation project rather than a usable home: rough storage spaces, one visibly compromised roof section, damp/tired rooms and no convincing ready-to-live kitchen or bathroom. At €50k for 150 sqm it has bargain appeal, but today it feels more like a shell-with-potential than a dream home you could move into.
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, €900/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.
- Full renovation needed before it is realistically livable
- Some upper-level spaces appear raw former barn/storage areas
- Interiors show damp, clutter and very dated finishes
- Rural roadside setting is open but not especially 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.