Rustico/casale in Via alla Stazione 4
SETTIME: AMPIA CASCINA PERSONALIZZABILE ALLE PORTE DEL PAESE SETTIME: L'agenzia Vendocasa di Corso Torino 66 ad Asti propone in vendita una soluzione indipendente di 165mq, spaziosa e con grandi possibilità di personalizzazione. La proprietà, libera su tre lati, si sviluppa su due livelli ed è composta da due porzioni abitative, una caratteristica ideale sia per chi desidera ampi spazi...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 (€273/m²), the price is close to the local €263/m² benchmark, but the farmhouse is described as requiring extensive personalization. Assuming about €700/m² in renovation, the effective cost rises to roughly €973/m², with the listing not stating its current condition or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely characterful Piemonte farmhouse with exceptional painted ceilings, patterned original floors, antique woodwork, brick-vaulted passageways, balconies, and a generous grassy outdoor area. It is a solid, roofed, furnished house rather than a ruin, but the dated interiors, visible damp, worn exterior, and unclear kitchen/utilities mean it is better viewed as a highly livable renovation project than a move-in-ready home.
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€33,000 – €58,000
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.
- The property appears dated and will need renovation or substantial cosmetic updating.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a 165 sqm, five-bedroom home.
- Kitchen fittings and heating/utilities are not clearly shown; verify systems and habitability.
- Visible damp staining and exterior plaster deterioration warrant a technical inspection.
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 68/100This is the Monferrato hill country, with vineyard and mixed-farming ridges between the Tanaro and Po basins. Asti is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, rail links and services. The wider area is known for wine, especially Barbera and other Monferrato appellations.