Edificio in Via Roma 51
A Valdilana, in Via Roma 51, Homepanda propone in vendita quattro interessanti appartamenti (due siti al primo piano e due al secondo piano) di 88 mq, da ristrutturare. L’immobile rappresenta una soluzione versatile e ricca di potenzialità, ideale per chi desidera valorizzare un’abitazione dalle ampie possibilità di…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €28,750 for 88 sqm, the ask is €327/sqm, but with a typical renovation estimate of about €700/sqm for 'da ristrutturare', the effective cost is roughly €1,027/sqm. That is far above this stock baseline of €189/sqm in Piemonte, so despite the decent size and terrace, it looks weak on price unless the renovation upside is unusually strong.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap, real apartment rather than a ruin: floors, windows, radiators and service rooms are in place, and there are hints of hillside views from some windows and balcony doors. But the wow factor is modest—the interiors are plain and tired, with dated bathrooms, stripped kitchen areas and patchy walls, so it feels more like a practical renovation project than a dream-home scroll stopper.
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€17,000 – €31,000
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.
- Needs full internal renovation before comfortable living
- No fitted kitchen is present
- Bathrooms are outdated and likely need replacement
- Apartment in a larger block/palazzo, so charm is limited and there may be shared-building costs
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 72/100The cluster is in the Biellese prealps, on the forested slopes above the Cervo and Sessera valleys. The Sessera stream and the Panoramica Zegna road are part of the immediate area, and the upper valley rises toward the Bielmonte side of the mountains. The Oasi Zegna protected area lies within this part of Valdilana and is the main named landscape feature nearby. The nearest ski lifts are at Bielmonte, roughly 20–30 minutes by road depending on the exact hamlet. Biella is the nearest town of size, with full services and a historic upper town. This area is known for the historic wool-textile industry of the Biella district and for the Zegna mountain estate.