Alfiano Natta - 5 locali 39000 T514
Cascina da reinventare nel Monferrato: tre lati liberi, giardino e un progetto tutto tuo 10 motivi per cui dovresti comprarla 1. Perché non stai acquistando semplicemente una casa: stai acquistando la possibilità di personalizzarla e renderla davvero tua. 2. Perché è una tipica cascina libera su tre lati, una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Roof
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At €39,000 (€130/m²), the purchase price is attractive, but the 299 m² farmhouse needs partial renovation estimated at about €600/m², bringing the effective cost to roughly €730/m² versus a local reference of €263/m². The three-sided independence, garden and Monferrato setting add appeal, but the renovation budget is likely to outweigh the initial discount.
More on the house and the area
This Piemonte farmhouse has authentic rough-stone walls, exposed brick detailing, and traditional timber construction with real restoration potential. However, the photographed space is essentially an unfinished barn-like interior rather than a ready-to-live-in home, so its charm is currently more project than dream house.
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, €600/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.
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.
- The visible interior is a raw stone shell requiring substantial renovation, despite the listing calling it partially renovated.
- Roof timbers and coverings show visible gaps and should be professionally checked.
- No finished kitchen, bathroom, living areas, or confirmed utilities are shown.
- The 299 sqm size may make renovation costs significant.
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 68/100This is in the hills of the Monferrato, with a landscape of vineyards, mixed farmland and small wooded ridges. The Po lies to the north within this part of Piemonte, and the nearest larger towns for everyday services are Casale Monferrato and Asti. The wider area is known for wine production, especially Barbera and other Monferrato denominations, and for a pattern of small hilltop villages and farmsteads.