Terratetto plurifamiliare in Stazzano
STAZZANO - VARGO Immersa nella tranquillità di Vargo, caratteristica frazione di Stazzano, dalla quale dista 5 minuti di auto, proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente su due livelli, dotata di varie pertinenze. La proprietà è circondata da un giardino carrabile di circa 400 mq, perfetto per trascorrere piacevoli…
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
At €60,000 for 155 sqm, the ask is €387/sqm, slightly above the local baseline of €353/sqm; with light habitable-upgrade costs estimated around €250/sqm, the effective cost rises to about €637/sqm, which weakens the value. Positives are the independent house, 32 photos, garden/land and mountain view, but heating only by wood stoves and the 'main home with some adjustments' wording suggest only marginal habitability rather than a strong bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable country home with big value: solid, furnished, habitable, and set in a peaceful hillside position with a lovely open valley-and-mountain view. The wow comes mainly from the panorama, garden and extra land rather than from architecture or interiors, which are ordinary and dated but perfectly livable. At €60k for 155 sqm with outbuildings and land, it has strong dreamer appeal as a real home rather than a shell.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€13,000 – €21,000
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 fairly plain, so most buyers will want cosmetic updating.
- Heating appears to rely on wood stoves rather than a full modern system.
- The best outdoor spaces/outbuildings look functional rather than beautifully restored.
- Panoramic setting is real, but the house exterior is simple and not especially photogenic.
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 61/100The cluster lies in the Borbera valley in the Ligurian Apennines, with wooded ridges and narrow side valleys within the immediate area. The Borbera river runs through the valley. Around this part of south-eastern Alessandria the landscape is mostly a low mountain valley of woods, pasture and scattered hamlets rather than a plain. Arquata Scrivia and the Scrivia corridor are the nearest larger centres, with everyday services and rail links toward Genoa and Piedmont. The area is known locally for the Val Borbera and for summer use of the river stretches.