Casa bifamiliare in Via Guglielmo Marconi 7
Nel cuore del caratteristico centro di Scurzolengo, proponiamo in vendita una spaziosa casa semi indipendente libera su tre lati, ideale per chi desidera ampi spazi abitativi e interessanti possibilità di personalizzazione. L'immobile si sviluppa su più livelli ed è così composto: al piano terra si sviluppa la zona…
What it really costs
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At €35,000 for 250 sqm, the ask is just €140/sqm versus a €353/sqm baseline in Piemonte townhouses, a strong discount. The description highlights large spaces and 'possibilità di personalizzazione' over multiple levels, so I treated it as needing renovation (~€700/sqm), which keeps the effective cost around €840/sqm: still plausible for a big center-village house, but not a clear steal after works.
More on the house and the area
This is a big, genuinely characterful village house with a handsome timeworn facade, brick-vaulted portico and an impressive rustic loft under the old roof. The key point is that it is not a ruin: several rooms, the kitchen, bedrooms and bathroom look usable now, though the house is dated and uneven and would benefit from significant updating. At €35k for 250 sqm, it has real dreamer appeal as a liveable old Piedmont house with project upside rather than a polished wow-home.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€50,000 – €88,000
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 facade is heavily weathered and needs substantial cosmetic work.
- Interiors are partly livable but dated, with mixed finishes and only one bathroom shown.
- Large upper barn/loft area is unfinished and requires full conversion if you want to use it as living space.
- Courtyard is usable but plain, dry and not especially private or landscaped.
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 66/100This is in the Monferrato hill country, with vine-covered ridges and small valleys. The area is known for Barbera d’Asti wine, and Castagnole Monferrato is associated with the Ruchè grape. Asti is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. Parts of Monferrato farther east are included in the UNESCO wine landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato, but the immediate landscape here is ordinary vineyard countryside rather than one of the best-known sections.