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Costa Serina rustico singolo da ristrutturare

Costa Serina, Lombardia
Bedrooms
0
Baths
1
5,490
Plot m²
18,000
Price per m²
€10
Property type
Farmhouse
Rooms
2 locali

RIFERIMENTO ANNUNCIO 752 Nelle vicinanze di Serina, Selvino, in posizione panoramica con vista sulle Alpi orobie a pochi passi dalla pista di sci nordico e risalita al rifugio Capanna 2000 e Cattedrale vegetale, conosciuto Agriturismo "La Peta", immerso nel verde, introvabile e indipendente rustico da ristrutturare di…

mountainspanoramic view

What it really costs

Can you move in?

Not before the basics are done

In the listingNeeds renovation

Must be done first

  • Connections
  • Heating
  • Bathroom
  • Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

€55,000 buys a 90 m² two-level C/2 rural building plus approximately 18,000 m² of land, with sound walls and roof, panoramic mountain surroundings, and a stated possibility of residential conversion. The conversion is not guaranteed, utilities are not connected, vehicle access is limited, and the listed 5,490 m² conflicts with the description, so the apparent €10/m² figure should not be taken at face value.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

A photogenic stone farmhouse with a traditional tiled roof, mountain-village views, and an appealing mix of meadow and woodland. However, the interior is entirely agricultural—a stable and hayloft—with no demonstrated kitchen or living spaces, so this is a substantial conversion project rather than a home you could occupy soon.

Minimum to live in it350500/m²
€1,922,000 – €2,745,000

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.

This house
Comfortable
€3,294,000 – €4,941,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.

Full1,2001,500/m²
€6,588,000 – €8,235,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€1,087,000 – €1,927,000

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.

Connections and paperworkabout €10,000

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.

Asking price + this range + connections
€3,359,000 – €5,006,000
What worries us about this house
  • This is a two-level barn/stable and hayloft, not a livable home; substantial renovation is required.
  • Change of use from C/2 agricultural/storage status to residential use is only described as possible and must be verified.
  • Access is via a shared pedestrian road, with the drivable dirt road about 100 meters away.
  • Electricity is not currently connected; utilities and interior installations are unclear.

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 73/100

The cluster sits in the Orobie Bergamasche, in the upper Val Serina, with pre-Alpine ridges and steep wooded slopes around the village. The Serina valley is a branch of the Brembana system, and the Brembo river valley is the main route down toward San Pellegrino Terme and Bergamo. The Parco delle Orobie Bergamasche lies nearby in the surrounding mountains. The nearest substantial skiing is the Brembo Ski area around Foppolo and Carona, roughly an hour by road depending on conditions. Zogno and San Pellegrino Terme are the nearest larger centres in the valley system for everyday services, while Bergamo is the main city reached by road over the passes or down the valley. The area is known for mountain villages, forests, summer walking and the old spa axis of the Brembana valley.

The comune of Costa Serina
People living here
900
-11.0% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
32%
9.5% are under 14
Landslide zone
1.5%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
169 km
Property address:Viale Europa
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Asking price

55,000
Deal score
61/100
Dream
58/100
Wow
52/100

Listed 25/08/2026