Villa unifamiliare in Brusnengo
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Immobile indipendente da cielo a terra, con terreno circostante, a tre piani fuori terra (il terzo è il sottotetto non abitabile) costituito da due immobili collegati tra di loro attraverso una scala - Via Cerro Simplex Domus aiuta famiglie e aziende a comprare immobili all’asta…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is explicitly an "asta immobiliare" (judicial auction), which is an automatic veto for this catalog. Although the ask is €239/m² versus a €318/m² baseline and the house is marked habitable, auction risk overrides pricing.
More on the house and the area
The strongest appeal is the setting: a compact hilltop borgo surrounded by woods and greenery, which feels secluded and characterful from above. But the house itself is not visually distinctive in the photos we have, and with no interior images the 'habitable' condition cannot be confirmed beyond the listing. At this price and size it has bargain appeal, yet the wow is more about location than proven dream-home beauty.
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€14,000 – €24,000
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.
- No interior photos, so real finish level and livability are unverified.
- Street-level exterior looks fairly plain rather than picturesque.
- Auction listing: details and actual condition should be checked in court documents.
- Bathroom count is unclear in the listing.
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 57/100The cluster sits in the low hills between the Biellese and the Sesia plain, in a farmed landscape of woods, fields and vineyards. The nearest named mountain backdrop is the Biellese pre-Alps to the north, but the village itself is outside the main alpine valleys. The area is known for the Bramaterra wine zone, with nebbiolo-based vineyards around Brusnengo, Masserano and Lessona. Masserano, a small historic town with a castle complex and old centre, is nearby. Biella is the nearest town of size, with full services and a substantial historic centre.