Rustico/casale in Via Boffa - Angelo Vittorio 1
Casa di corte sita nel comune di Tavigliano, in posizione tranquilla, soleggiata e immersa nel verde, a pochi minuti da Biella. L'immobile, di circa 100 mq, è posto su quattro livelli piano terra: cantina con locale caldaia e WC di servizio- piano primo: cucina abitabile, ampio soggiorno e bagno- piano secondo: due camere da letto matrimoniali, di cui una...
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At €58,000 for 110 sqm, the asking price is €527/sqm; assuming a basically habitable house at about €200/sqm renovation, the effective cost is about €727/sqm. That is far above this catalog’s Piemonte farmhouse baseline of €263/sqm, so despite the good size, quiet location near Biella, and solid photo count, it looks weak on price.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a project: clean, furnished, with kitchen, bathrooms, fireplace, balconies and a pleasant garden area. The setting is green and peaceful, but the house is visually fairly ordinary and the interiors are more dated than romantic. At €58k for 110 sqm, it has good dream-to-price appeal if you want solid livability with some refresh work.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Interior is livable but dated and likely needs cosmetic updating.
- No proven standout views from the photos, despite the green setting.
- Courtyard/attached-house format means limited privacy and less standalone charm.
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.