Casa di corte NEL CENTRO STORICO
Nel suggestivo centro storico, proponiamo in vendita una graziosa casa di corte, ideale per chi desidera vivere in un contesto tranquillo e ricco di fascino, senza rinunciare alla comodità dei servizi. L'abitazione è composta da un accogliente soggiorno, una cucina funzionale, una spaziosa camera matrimoniale e un…
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
Habitable 90 sqm townhouse priced at €45,000 (€500/sqm); with a light habitable-home allowance of ~€200/sqm, effective cost is about €700/sqm versus a very low local baseline of €353/sqm. The historic-centre location plus garage/cellar help, but on the numbers it is not a discount deal relative to this catalog baseline, so it scores as a solid rather than exceptional buy.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a project: clean, furnished, heated, and ready to occupy, with garage and cellar space. The appeal is modest old-centre charm rather than spectacle, with a simple courtyard exterior and some character in the vaulted cellar areas. At €45k for 90 sqm, it feels good value, but it is more practical than dreamily beautiful.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and need cosmetic modernization.
- No meaningful view, terrace, or private outdoor space is shown.
- Some lower-level/storage areas feel plain and basement-like rather than living space.
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 74/100The cluster sits at the foot of the Ligurian Alps, with the upper Pesio valley and the Marguareis massif close by. The Pesio stream runs through the valley here. The Parco Naturale del Marguareis begins just above the town and covers the high limestone mountains and forests of the valley head. The Certosa di Pesio lies a few kilometres up the valley. The nearest skiing is the small lift area at Rucas and the larger Mondolè ski areas around Frabosa and Artesina, reached in roughly 35–50 minutes by road. Cuneo is the nearest town of size, with full services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for mountain valleys, chestnut woods, pasture and access to hiking in the Marguareis karst area.