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Clanezzo – Trilocale con terrazzo nel cuore della Valle Imagna Nel suggestivo borgo storico di Clanezzo, immerso nel verde della Valle Imagna e a pochi minuti da Bergamo, proponiamo in vendita un'accogliente abitazione ideale sia come prima casa sia come casa vacanze. L'immobile si distingue per gli ambienti luminosi e ben distribuiti, caratterizzati dal fascino delle abitazioni di...
What it really costs
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At €47,000 for 90 sqm, the asking price is €522/sqm, but with a likely renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €1,222/sqm, far above the Lombardia townhouse baseline of €404/sqm. The historic hamlet/Valle Imagna setting and terrace help a bit, and the listing has 25 photos with no obvious legal red flags, but on numbers alone it is not a strong deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable townhouse rather than a project: it has kitchen, bathroom, heating, bedrooms and a small terrace, so you could live in it with refreshment rather than major works. The wow comes from the old borgo setting and glimpses of the green mountain backdrop, not from striking interiors. At €47k for 90 sqm, it has solid bargain appeal with modest charm.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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 dated and need cosmetic updating.
- Only a modest terrace and close village-facing outlook, not a wide panoramic view.
- Low/sloped upper-floor ceilings may limit comfort in some rooms.
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 58/100The cluster sits at the mouth of the Valle Imagna and close to the first Bergamasque Prealps, with the Canto Alto and the Albenza ridge in the surrounding relief. The Brembo river runs just west of the built-up area, and the Serio valley system is nearby on the eastern side of Bergamo’s hinterland. The nearest substantial town is Bergamo, which has the Città Alta, major services, rail links and an airport at Orio al Serio farther south. This part of the province is known for the transition from the Bergamo plain to the prealpine valleys, with dense settlement on the lower slopes and valley floors.