alessandria villa del foro casa con giardino e terreno
villa del foro: in posizione centrale del paese, a pochi km dalla città, si propone in vendita una casa con giardino, da ristrutturare, composta da cucina, sala, due camere al piano terra, al primo piano due camere molto ampie matrimoniali e la zona cascina; al piano terra vi è anche una zona box auto - stalla di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €27,000 asking price is very low (€108/m²), but a 250 m² 1920 townhouse explicitly needing renovation implies about €175,000 in works, for an effective cost near €808/m² versus the €355/m² Piemonte baseline. The large stalla/cascina areas may further increase renovation complexity.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, unusually characterful old townhouse with impressive vaulted ceilings, a brick-arched loggia, tiled roof and a generous south-facing garden. It is more than a ruin—the roof is intact and a basic kitchen/living area exists—but the interiors are very dated, damp-looking and heavily cluttered, so it is a serious renovation project rather than an immediately usable home. At €27,000, the size and historic features create real bargain appeal if renovation costs are controlled.
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€50,000 – €88,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including finishes, services and likely damp/crack repairs.
- The property is currently cluttered and not presented as fully move-in ready.
- Garden/yard is overgrown and includes rough outbuildings or former agricultural space.
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 40/100This is the Bormida plain around Alessandria, with flat cultivated land and low hills beginning a few kilometres away toward the Monferrato and Langhe side of the province. The Bormida river runs through the area and joins the Tanaro nearby, with a landscape of river plain, fields, poplar lines and scattered villages. Acqui Terme is the nearest town of note, with a historic centre and thermal baths. The wider area is known for wine hills once you move farther south and east, but at this point the immediate surroundings are mainly plain and mixed agricultural land.