Terratetto unifamiliare in Cerano
Proponiamo in vendita a Cerano, in Via Enrico Besozzi, un terratetto unifamiliare di complessivi 130 metri quadri distribuiti su più livelli, tra piano terra e piano rialzato fino al quarto piano. L'immobile è composto da sette locali e due bagni, con cucina separata e la presenza di un terrazzo. È dotato di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 (€423/m²), the home needs renovation; estimating about €91,000 in works brings the effective cost to roughly €1,123/m², well above the local reference of €356/m². The generous size, terrace, and full ownership are positives, but the renovation burden makes this weak value.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, characterful old townhouse with exposed timber beams, original terrazzo floors, traditional shutters and a small internal terrace/courtyard. It is not a ruin—some rooms are finished and there is a usable bathroom—but several areas are severely dated or deteriorated, so it feels more like a renovation project than a beautiful ready-to-live-in Italian 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€26,000 – €46,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including peeling plaster, damp-looking walls, damaged ceilings and worn stairs.
- The property is spread over multiple levels in a very tight urban setting, with no visible garden or meaningful view.
- Check roof, structural condition, wiring, plumbing and terrace legality before purchase.
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 51/100Cerano sits in the flat western Po plain between Novara and the Ticino valley. The Ticino river and the Parco del Ticino are within reach to the east, with riparian woodland, wet meadows and former gravel-pit lakes in that corridor. Novara is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services. The area is known for irrigated rice country and a network of canals and farmsteads typical of the Novara plain.