Villa unifamiliare in Castellazzo Bormida
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Il lotto è composto da un fabbricato indipendente disposto su 2 piani f.t. con box, locali di sgombero,cortile pertinenziale di circa mq. 270 e terreni edificabili adiacenti. Il fabbricato al piano terra ha ingresso,sala, cucina, salotto,lavatoio,disimpegno, locale caldaia, scala…
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
This is explicitly an auction listing ("asta immobiliare"), which is a veto red flag for this catalog and forces a trap score. Even though the asking price is low at €308/m² versus a €318/m² baseline, auctions carry legal/process risk and the ad itself warns information may not be fully accurate.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, usable-looking country house with a garden and ancillary spaces, so it feels like a real home rather than a ruin. But the visuals are quite plain, with dated exterior finishes, some damp staining, and rough outbuildings, so the dream factor is limited. It looks habitable in broad terms, yet not especially beautiful or move-in polished from the photos provided.
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€15,000 – €25,000
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.
- Exterior is plain and shows visible wear/damp at the base.
- No interior living spaces are shown, so real finish level and bathroom/kitchen usability are unproven.
- Outbuildings and storage areas look rough and need cleanup/repair.
- Auction sale: documents and actual condition should be checked carefully.
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 40/100This is the Bormida plain around Alessandria, with flat cultivated land and low hills beginning a few kilometres away toward the Monferrato and Langhe side of the province. The Bormida river runs through the area and joins the Tanaro nearby, with a landscape of river plain, fields, poplar lines and scattered villages. Acqui Terme is the nearest town of note, with a historic centre and thermal baths. The wider area is known for wine hills once you move farther south and east, but at this point the immediate surroundings are mainly plain and mixed agricultural land.