Casa semi indipendente con giardino in vendita
Nel cuore della Valle Antrona, nella tranquilla e pittoresca Località Schieranco, a soli 3 km da Antronapiana e alle porte del Parco Naturale della Valle Antrona, proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica casa semi-indipendente, ideale per chi desidera vivere immerso nella natura e nella tranquillità della montagna. La…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €69,000 (€605/m²), the home is priced well above the local reference of €356/m²; adding an estimated €22,800 for habitable-condition updates brings the effective cost to about €805/m². The 114 m² townhouse has 29 photos, a private 205 m² garden and mountain appeal, but its remote setting limits value and the listing does not state the energy class or construction year.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly atmospheric mountain home with dramatic Alpine valley views, private garden space, stone walls, balconies, and beautifully preserved old timber beams and floors. The house is a genuine furnished dwelling with a working kitchen, bedrooms, bathroom, intact roof, and strong historic character—not an empty shell—but it is rustic and would benefit from updating.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- The interiors are habitable but very rustic and dated, with likely modernization needed.
- The mountainous setting and terraced garden may mean uneven access and difficult maintenance.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a 114 sqm, multi-level house.
- Heating, insulation, and utility standards should be verified.
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 78/100The cluster is in the upper Anzasca Valley in the Pennine Alps, with steep forested slopes and high peaks rising toward the Monte Rosa massif. The Anza river runs down the valley. Macugnaga and the Monte Rosa east face are up-valley within about 15 km, and the lifts at Macugnaga are roughly a 20-25 minute drive. Piedimulera is the nearest lower-valley service centre, while Domodossola is the nearest larger town with a railway station, wider shopping and hospitals. The area is known for alpine valleys, Walser settlement history further up the valley, and mountaineering linked to Monte Rosa.