Casa indipendente
QUARGNENTO - 300MQ Proponiamo in vendita a Quargnento, una spaziosa PORZIONE di casa libera su tre lati e disposta su tre livelli, per una superficie complessiva di circa 300mq. L'immobile è così composto: - Piano terra: ingresso con scala centrale, sala, cucina e due camere con la concreta possibilità di ricavare una comoda camera da letto con...
What it really costs
- Only a share of the property is for sale
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is very cheap at €190/m² versus a €413/m² baseline, but it is explicitly a 'porzione di casa' rather than a fully detached property, which weakens the deal for many buyers. With missing condition data I assume a renovation-level cost of about €700/m², bringing the effective cost to roughly €890/m², so the headline discount is not enough to make it a standout.
More on the house and the area
This has some real presence: a handsome, substantial period facade, generous scale and a private courtyard/garden give it genuine dream-home potential. It is not a ruin and appears structurally like a real house you could work with, but the interiors are worn, basic and uneven, with some service spaces feeling semi-utility rather than ready-to-live. At this price for 300 sqm, the bargain effect is strong, but expect a meaningful refresh before it feels beautiful to live in.
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€59,000 – €105,000
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 very dated and need significant modernization.
- Ground-floor service areas look rough and partly unfinished.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a very large house.
- Outdoor space is overgrown and needs clearing/restoration.
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 49/100This is the flat to gently rolling countryside between Alessandria and the lower Monferrato hills, with fields, scattered farmsteads and small villages. The Tanaro runs a few kilometres to the south, and the Po plain landscape is close by. Alessandria is the nearest town of size, with full services, a rail junction and a substantial historic centre. The wider area is known for agriculture and, north and west toward Monferrato, for wine country, but the immediate surroundings of Quargnento are mainly ordinary rural plain-edge terrain.