Torrazzo - casa semi indipendente
Torrazzo - nel centro del paese vendiamo casa semi indipendente in buone condizioni disposta su due livelli. Al piano terra troviamo la cucina, il disimpegno, il soggiorno doppio con il terrazzo il bagno e il ripostiglio. Collegato con una scala interna al primo piano ci sono tre camere da letto e il secondo bagno.…
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
The €69,000 asking price is €493/m², and allowing about €28,000 for habitable-condition updates brings the effective cost to roughly €693/m²—well above the local €356/m² benchmark. The central location, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, terrace, cellar, and 200 m² garden add appeal, but the price is not compelling for Piemonte.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, habitable townhouse with a generous terrace, wooded hillside views, tiled floors, exposed-style timber ceilings, and a working fireplace. The house is clearly a real liveable home rather than a renovation shell, though its 1980s interiors and weathered exterior would benefit from modernization.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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 fully usable but distinctly dated, especially the kitchen and bathrooms.
- Some exterior plaster and balcony finishes need refreshing.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high heating costs.
- The advertised 200 sqm garden is not clearly shown in the gallery.
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 63/100The cluster is in the Serra morenica di Ivrea, the long glacial ridge that runs across this part of southern Biella and Canavese. The Dora Baltea plain and the Ivrea area are close to the south, and the first Biellese pre-Alps rise to the north. The nearest larger town is Biella, with the provincial services, shops and rail connections. Ivrea is also nearby, with a larger historic centre and the UNESCO-listed industrial city of Olivetti. This area is known for morainic hills, woodland, small vineyards and mixed farming.