Cascina/Casale in vendita a SanthiÃ
Nel comune di Santhià (VC), in Via Santo Stefano 15, si propone in vendita una caratteristica cascina storica risalente al 1900, in fase di ristrutturazione, per una superficie commerciale complessiva di circa 600 mq distribuiti tra la porzione abitativa e le pertinenze rurali e accessorie (magazzini, deposito, stalla…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
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The €99,000 asking price is attractive at €165/m², but the 600 m² includes barns, storage, stable and garage, while interiors and systems remain unfinished. Allowing for the renovated roof and partly prepared heating, the effective cost is roughly €715/m², well above the €263/m² local benchmark; the listing does not clearly quantify the legally habitable portion.
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This is a substantial historic Piedmontese cascina with attractive brickwork, traditional vaulted interiors, a balcony and a private internal garden/yard. However, the living areas are still a renovation shell rather than a usable home, while much of the 600 sqm consists of agricultural and accessory spaces; it is an ambitious project, not a move-in 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, €550/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€119,000 – €211,000
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 residential interiors are unfinished and currently uninhabitable, with bare concrete floors, incomplete electrical/plumbing work, damp staining and no visible fitted kitchen or finished bathrooms.
- The large rural sections include former stables and storage areas, so renovation costs and scope may be substantial despite the roof being in good condition.
- No scenic sea, lake, mountain or valley view is shown; the appeal is primarily the historic farmhouse character and private grounds.
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 56/100The area sits on the eastern Piedmont plain between the Dora Baltea and the rice lands of the Vercelli plain. The Serra d'Ivrea, the long morainic ridge left by the ancient Aosta glacier, begins a short distance to the north-west and gives the nearest distinct landform within this radius. Vercelli is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. This part of the province is known for rice cultivation and irrigation canals.