Villa unifamiliare in Volpeglino
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Piena proprietà di un vetusto fabbricato ad uso civile abitazione distribuito su due piani fuori terra e un piano seminterrato, con area cortilizia di pertinenza destinata ad accesso – sedime cortilizio - verde e terreni agricoli boschivi circostanti. L’immobile è situato in un…
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. Even ignoring that, the text describes a 'vetusto' dwelling; at about €509/m² plus estimated €400/m² works, the effective cost is roughly €909/m² versus a €318/m² baseline, so it is not a bargain on these numbers.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell, with a decent kitchen, living spaces, bedroom and bathroom already in place. The best appeal is the grassy garden, mature trees and mildly characterful details like exposed beams, but the overall look is quite plain and dated rather than dreamy. Good value for the size, yet it feels more like a solid hill-town home with refresh potential than a true scroll-stopping Italian fantasy.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€21,000 – €35,000
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.
- Photos are low-quality and don't clearly show the full house or setting
- Habitable but dated; interiors need cosmetic updating
- Exterior/yard areas look a bit untidy and not especially polished
- Auction sale: documentation and practical conditions 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 52/100The cluster lies in the lower Curone-Grue-Ossona area on the edge of the Tortona plain, with mixed fields and low hills rather than a marked mountain setting. The Scrivia valley is nearby, and the first ridges of the Apennine foothills rise south of Tortona. Tortona is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre, services and rail links. This part of south-eastern Piemonte is known for wine, fruit growing and mixed farming.