Villa unifamiliare in San Damiano d'Asti
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Comune di San Damiano d’Asti (AT) - Località Verneglio Compendio immobiliare con accesso dal civico 8/B di Frazione Gorzano, costituito da: Fabbricato abitativo con tipologia di villino - Fabbricato a destinazione artigianale - Tettoie aperte attigue al fabbricato artigianale -…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an auction property, which carries legal, financing, and occupancy risks despite the €72,000 asking price (€261/m²). The lot also includes an artisan building, open sheds, and agricultural land, so the advertised 276 m² is not necessarily all residential space.
More on the house and the area
A substantial 276 sqm villa with a distinctive arched exterior, brick façade, balconies, mature greenery, and surrounding outdoor space. The interiors appear genuinely usable, with functioning kitchen, bathroom, heating, and lived-in rooms, though the décor is dated rather than dream-home polished. At €72,000, the size and attached land/buildings create strong bargain appeal, tempered by the auction format.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €31,000
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.
- Auction purchase requires careful legal and occupancy due diligence.
- Interiors are habitable but dated, heavily furnished, and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The listing includes additional agricultural/artisan structures, so maintenance and renovation scope may be substantial.
- No clear scenic valley, mountain, or vineyard view is shown.
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 61/100San Damiano d'Asti sits in the Roero hill country, with cultivated ridges and small valleys between the Tanaro plain and the Langhe. The Tanaro river corridor lies nearby to the west. Asti is the nearest larger town, with rail connections, services and a substantial historic centre. Alba is also close enough for regular use and is the main town of the wine area south of the Tanaro. This part of Piemonte is known for vineyards, hazelnuts and wine production.