Terratetto unifamiliare in Corneliano d'Alba
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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
The €45,000 price looks low, but renovating 200 m² at an estimated €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €185,000, or €925/m² versus a €356/m² local benchmark. The historic-center location and private courtyard help, but the listing does not clearly separate habitable space from garages, storage and hobby buildings.
More on the house and the area
A large historic-center townhouse with a private internal courtyard, tiled roof, balcony and attractive village architecture has genuine dream-home potential. However, it is sold as a renovation project and the appealing image is only an indicative render, so current livability and final appearance remain uncertain.
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€40,000 – €70,000
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.
- Needs renovation, with the actual extent of work unclear.
- The main image is explicitly an indicative render, not proof of the finished or current condition.
- Only one bathroom is listed for approximately 200 sqm; utilities, roof and structural condition are not specified.
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 76/100Corneliano d'Alba sits in the Roero hills, with a landscape of vine-covered ridges, orchards and small wooded sections between the Tanaro plain and the first Langhe hills. The Tanaro river runs nearby below Alba. The nearest town of size is Alba, which has a substantial historic centre, rail links, services and the white truffle fair for which it is known. Bra is also close, with a larger town centre and services. This is wine country, known for Roero wines and for the wider food-and-wine culture shared with Alba and the Langhe.