Spineto Frazione
In piccolo borgo, in posizione tranquilla e soleggiata immerso nel verde della campagna, vendiamo fabbricato indipendente sui quattro lati, disposto su due piani e composto da ingresso dal portico direttamente nella grande cucina con camino, disimpegno, ripostiglio, bagno, ampio soggiorno, scala interna per il piano…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
180sqm detached townhouse at €500/m2 vs local baseline of €351/m2. Above baseline, but condition is 'Habitable' with autonomous gas heating, so the higher price reflects usable state rather than a fixer-upper. Independent on all four sides, two floors, 5 rooms/3 beds/2 baths, plus double garage, cellar, terrace, fireplace, and ~1500 sqm of fenced flat land included. 27 photos and only 6 days on market (fresh listing). At €90k total for a habitable, detached house with land, this is a solid value. Modest renovation likely for cosmetics/energy upgrades ('discrete condizioni'). Missing energy class and build year are minor gaps. Reasonable, genuine deal.
More on the house and the area
A habitable detached townhouse in a small rural Piedmont hamlet at a low €500/m². Main appeal is the vaulted brick-ceiling ground-floor kitchen (historic character) and the 1500 m² flat, fenced land with countryside/greenery views. Interiors are dated but liveable; exterior is unremarkable and surrounding sheds are in poor shape. Solid value for the money but nothing scroll-stopping.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€18,000 – €30,000
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.
- Dated interiors throughout with 1970s-80s finishes
- Exterior is worn two-tone render, not striking
- Outbuildings are dilapidated (corrugated roofing, crumbling brick sheds)
- No sea/energy class data
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 53/100The cluster sits in the Scrivia valley between the lower Piedmont hills and the first Ligurian Apennine ridges. The Scrivia river runs through this area, and within about 15 km the main landscape is a mix of valley floor, cultivated fields and low hills around Tortona and the roads toward the Apennine passes. Tortona is the nearest town of size, with a full set of daily services and a historic centre. This part of south-eastern Piedmont is known for wine hills and mixed farming, with Timorasso vineyards established around the Tortona hills.