Casa indipendente
Porzione di casa indipendente, a Gavirate – Voltorre, in vendita Vicino allo storico Chiostro di Voltorre, porzione di casa con antistante area verde disposta su 2 livelli. La composizione prevede la zona giorno al piano terra, la camera matrimoniale con balcone ed il bagno al primo piano. Immobile da ristrutturare. In corpo staccato presente ampio locale su...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €37,000 for 49 m², the stated renovation need adds roughly €34,300, bringing the effective cost to about €1,455/m² versus a local benchmark of €469/m². The location near the historic Chiostro di Voltorre is a modest positive, but the listing has only one photo and gives few details about the detached additional space.
More on the house and the area
This is a small independent two-level house near the historic Cloister of Voltorre, with a balcony and an area of greenery. It has a basic, potentially usable layout with living space, bedroom, and bathroom, but renovation is required and there is no proven standout view or architectural character.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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 only image is unavailable, so the property's visual appeal cannot be assessed.
- The house is explicitly sold as needing renovation.
- The listing mentions an additional detached room, but its size and condition 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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Varese, so the resident setting is an urban area rather than open countryside. The Campo dei Fiori massif rises immediately north of the city, with Sacro Monte di Varese on its slopes and the Campo dei Fiori Regional Park within the same local area. Lake Varese lies just south-west of the city and Lake Maggiore is a short drive to the west. The nearest larger centre is Milan, while Varese itself has a full provincial-city range of services, rail links and hospitals. Sacro Monte di Varese is part of the UNESCO-listed Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy. The area is known for its chain of prealpine lakes and for access toward the Swiss border.