Villetta a schiera in Strada Cantone Votta E Cellone 54
Proponiamo in vendita a Favaro (BI), in Strada Cantone Votta e Cellone 54, casa di inizio schiera situata nella strada che porta al Santuario d'Oropa, in una zona tranquilla e immersa nel verde, caratterizzata da una splendida vista panoramica. L’immobile è una tipica casa piemontese, disposta su più livelli e completa di due porzioni di giardino privato, ideali per...
What it really costs
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The asking price is very low at €248/m², but the condition is unstated; allowing €700/m² for renovation produces an effective cost of about €948/m², well above the Piemonte townhouse baseline of €355/m². Garden, garage and the panoramic setting add value, but the incomplete description prevents a stronger score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, roofed and clearly livable Piedmontese townhouse with two bathrooms, a working kitchen, solid floors and attractive traditional details such as arched openings, terracotta roofing and woodwork. The mountain panorama and green hillside setting provide the main dream factor, while the €25,000 price for 101 m² is exceptionally compelling; however, the interiors are dated and the garden/outbuildings need attention.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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 dated, with old kitchens, bathrooms and finishes.
- Garden and rear outbuildings look cluttered and require cleanup or improvement.
- Multi-level layout and hillside setting may mean stairs and uneven access.
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 Biellese Prealps rise immediately above Sordevolo, with the Mucrone ridge and the Oropa valley within the local landscape. The area is inside the Parco Naturale della Burcina Felice Piacenza, and the Oasi Zegna begins a short distance to the north-west in the upper Cervo valley. The nearest ski lifts are the Bielmonte lifts in the Oasi Zegna area, roughly a 35 to 45 minute drive depending on the exact starting point. Biella is the nearest town of size, with full services, a historic upper town at Biella Piazzo, and rail connections. The wider area is known for wool-textile manufacturing, for the Sacro Monte di Oropa above Biella, which is part of the UNESCO Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, and for the long-running Passione di Sordevolo religious performance.