Casa bifamiliare in Via XX Settembre 22
Nel cuore di Trecate, proponiamo in vendita una soluzione semindipendente ideale per chi cerca un investimento personalizzabile. L'immobile è suddiviso in due bilocali distinti, entrambi da ristrutturare, offrendo l'opportunità di creare spazi abitativi su misura. Al piano primo troviamo un appartamento composto da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Both apartments require renovation, bringing the estimated all-in cost to about €125,000, or €1,562/m²—far above the €356/m² local benchmark. The central Trecate location and flexible two-unit layout add appeal, but not enough to justify this premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a solid, roofed townhouse with usable floor areas, balconies, and the potential to create two small apartments. However, the interiors are tired and require substantial renovation, while the courtyard setting and architecture offer little visual charm or dream-home appeal.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- Both apartments are explicitly described as needing renovation.
- The bathroom is dated and appears dirty/damaged, with visible plumbing and fixture work needed.
- The attic/storage area is cluttered and shows worn finishes; no attractive view, garden, or distinctive historic features are visible.
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 51/100Cerano sits in the flat western Po plain between Novara and the Ticino valley. The Ticino river and the Parco del Ticino are within reach to the east, with riparian woodland, wet meadows and former gravel-pit lakes in that corridor. Novara is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services. The area is known for irrigated rice country and a network of canals and farmsteads typical of the Novara plain.