Casa indipendente in Via Cesare Battisti 6
CASA INDIPENDENTE NEL CENTRO DI RIVALTA BORMIDA CON TERRAZZO E CANTINA Nel cuore di Rivalta Bormida, in posizione centrale e comoda a tutti i principali servizi, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente disposta su tre livelli abitativi, oltre a cantina, caratterizzata da ambienti accoglienti e da numerosi interventi di miglioramento eseguiti nel corso degli anni. L'abitazione presenta una...
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At €68,000 for 150 sqm, the asking price is €453/sqm; with a light habitable-home allowance of about €200/sqm for an older house with improvements already carried out, the effective cost is about €653/sqm. That sits above this catalog's low Piemonte country-house baseline of €414/sqm, but the central location, independence, terrace/cellar, and strong photo set support a solid rather than exceptional deal.
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This is a real, usable house: clean, furnished, updated enough to live in now, with a decent kitchen, bathroom and generous bedrooms over several levels. The wow comes more from the value and practical livability than from beauty, because the interiors are simple and the exterior space is modest. At €68k for 150 sqm, it feels appealing and believable as an affordable home base rather than a dream-showpiece.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- No real view or standout historic character shown.
- Interiors are functional but fairly ordinary in finish and style.
- Only one bathroom for a large 150 sqm, 5-bed layout.
- Outdoor space is a small enclosed terrace/courtyard rather than a scenic garden.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the Alto Monferrato hills, with vine-covered ridges and mixed farmland. The Bormida valley is nearby. Acqui Terme is the nearest town of size, with thermal baths and a substantial historic centre. This part of Piemonte is known for wine, especially Dolcetto d’Acqui, and for rolling vineyard landscapes.