Villetta a schiera in Via Vara Superiore 52
Urbe- Vara Superiore- proponiamo Semindipendente su due livelli con giardino e parcheggio auto di proprietà. L'immobile fa parte di un complesso di abitazioni a schiera di campagna, la macchina si puo lasciare nel posto auto di proprietà, accesso tramite vialetto comune anche alle altre villette alla struttura semindipendente su due lati, giardino davanti recintato di circa 50mq, la casa al...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €433/m², the asking price is about 19% below comparable local listings, with a garden, private parking and terrace. However, the description does not state the condition, and allowing roughly €700/m² for renovation would raise the effective cost to about €1,133/m², making this a cautious renovation prospect rather than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, livable rural home with a sunny terrace, enclosed garden, mountain-and-woodland outlook, and attractive stone-and-shutter exterior. The interiors are modest and dated rather than stylish, but the house is furnished, roofed, equipped with a working kitchen and bathroom, and feels realistically move-in ready. At €39,000, the combination of usable space, private outdoor areas, parking, and scenery is highly compelling.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but quite dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The garden appears somewhat overgrown and is sloped, so maintenance may be significant.
- Access is via a shared driveway, and the home has only one bathroom.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Ligurian Apennines, in the upper Orba valley near the Monte Beigua massif. The Beigua Regional Nature Park lies in this area, with wooded slopes, rounded mountain ridges and passes linking the inland valleys to the Ligurian coast. The Orba river runs through the valley. The nearest ski lifts are the small facilities at Prato Nevoso and Limone Piemonte, both well beyond the local radius and not part of the immediate landscape. The nearest larger towns for services are Varazze and the coastal centres of western Genoa province, while inland Ovada is the main town on the Piedmont side. The wider area is known for hiking, chestnut woods and the geopark landscape of the Beigua massif; UNESCO Global Geopark status applies to the Beigua area.