Casa indipendente in Via C. B. Cavour
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What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €25,000 (€294/m²), the house needs renovation; estimating €700/m² adds about €59,500, for an effective cost near €994/m² versus the Piemonte country-house baseline of €399/m². The private courtyard and parking are positives, but the renovation burden makes this weak value.
More on the house and the area
This is a photogenic old brick house with attractive exposed masonry, timber ceilings, a small private courtyard and parking, offering genuine Italian village character at a very low price. However, it is not move-in ready: much of the interior feels unfinished, and substantial renovation plus verification of kitchen, bathroom and utilities will be needed.
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€17,000 – €30,000
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 is explicitly sold as needing renovation, with several interiors appearing unfinished or utilitarian.
- A kitchen and clearly finished bathroom are not evident in the photo gallery and should be verified.
- The roof, timber structure, wiring, plumbing, heating and permits require professional inspection.
- The private outdoor space is small and the home is attached on one side or more.
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 40/100The area is the flat lower Scrivia plain near its confluence with the Po, with intensive farmland and scattered villages. The Scrivia river is the main natural feature within reach. Tortona is the nearest town of size, with a cathedral, a compact historic centre and rail connections. This part of southeastern Piemonte is known for agriculture and for being a transit corridor between the Po plain, Genoa and Lombardy.