Rustico/casale in Via Trento 6
Casa semindipendente sita nel comune di Sagliano Micca, più precisamente in frazione Case Code, in posizione tranquilla e soleggiata. L'immobile, di circa 160 mq, è stato ristrutturato nella fine degli anni '90 8tetto incluso) ed è posto su quattro livelli piano terra: cucina con uscita sul giardino e sala da pranzo con camino- piano pirmo: due camere da letto matrimoniali,...
What it really costs
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At €78,000 for 160 sqm, the ask is €488/m²; with an estimated light refresh cost of about €200/m² for a house renovated in the late 1990s, the effective cost is roughly €688/m². That is well above your low-stock baseline of €264/m² for Piemonte farmhouses, but the house appears genuinely habitable, large, and well-documented (34 photos) in a quiet sunny position with garden/terrace, supporting a still-good rather than exceptional score.
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This is a real, usable home: roofed, furnished, with kitchen, bathrooms, wood-beam ceilings and decent-sized bedrooms across multiple levels. The rustic stone context and private garden add charm, and the price for 160 sqm is attractive, but the finishes are late-1990s and only mildly picturesque rather 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€11,000 – €18,000
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 dated and need cosmetic updating.
- No truly spectacular view shown, despite the mountain backdrop.
- Semi-detached setting reduces privacy and wow impact.
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 77/100The Biellese Prealps rise immediately north of Biella, with Monte Mucrone and the Oropa basin within about 10 km. The Oropa stream valley runs into the town, and the area sits between the first Alpine slopes and the edge of the rice plain toward Vercelli. The Sacro Monte di Oropa and the Sanctuary of Oropa, a UNESCO World Heritage site, are within this radius above the town. The nearest ski area is Oropa, with small lifts about 15 minutes' drive from Biella. Biella itself is the main town of the area, with a historic upper town at Biella Piazzo and the services of a provincial capital. The area is known for the wool textile industry and for the Oropa pilgrimage route.