Casa indipendente in Sp40
URBE Vara Superiore proponiamo casa indipendete composta da 5 alloggi con terreno circostante L'immobile si presenta come un'opportunità unica per viverci e intraprendere attività di affittacamere o B&B La palazzine, in buone condizioni manutentive, si sviluppa su tre piani ed ogni unità abitativa ha ingresso…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €90,000 (€300/m²), this 300 m² property with five independent units is attractively priced for a potential home-plus-B&B setup. Assuming its stated good condition requires only light work, the effective cost is about €500/m² versus a local benchmark of €484/m²; Urbe is inland, 8 km from the sea, so location limits the upside.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, usable country house with multiple independent units, balconies, a garden, and sweeping green Ligurian mountain views. The interiors are clean and functional but strongly dated, so it feels more like a livable multi-generation home or B&B opportunity than a polished dream retreat. At €90,000 for roughly 300 sqm, the space-to-price ratio is exceptionally compelling.
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€20,000 – €34,000
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 very dated and would benefit from substantial cosmetic updating.
- The property sits directly beside a fairly busy paved road.
- The five-unit layout may require modernization and verification of utilities, heating, and rental compliance.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Ligurian Apennines, in the upper Orba valley near the Monte Beigua massif. The Beigua Regional Nature Park lies in this area, with wooded slopes, rounded mountain ridges and passes linking the inland valleys to the Ligurian coast. The Orba river runs through the valley. The nearest ski lifts are the small facilities at Prato Nevoso and Limone Piemonte, both well beyond the local radius and not part of the immediate landscape. The nearest larger towns for services are Varazze and the coastal centres of western Genoa province, while inland Ovada is the main town on the Piedmont side. The wider area is known for hiking, chestnut woods and the geopark landscape of the Beigua massif; UNESCO Global Geopark status applies to the Beigua area.