Rustico/casale in Via Borgoticino
Casale Rustico con Ampio Giardino - Opportunità di Investimento. Scopri questo rustico, situato in una zona tranquilla e circondata da attrazioni esclusive. Con 120 m² commerciali e 100 m² calpestabili distribuiti su tre livelli, ogni piano ospita un locale indipendente, perfetto per chi desidera creare spazi versatili e funzionali. L'immobile si sviluppa su 2 piani principali e gode di un...
What it really costs
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At €325/m², the €39,000 asking price is only modestly above the Piemonte farmhouse baseline of €263/m² before renovation. The rustic condition, zero listed bathrooms, missing condition data, and likely €700/m² renovation need imply an effective cost of about €1,025/m².
More on the house and the area
This has genuine old-rustic character, with exposed beams, traditional openings, balconies, and a large garden at a very low price. However, the interior is essentially a cluttered, unfinished storage shell with no visible bathroom or livable rooms, so it is a substantial renovation project rather than a home you could move into.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Uninhabitable rustic shell requiring major renovation
- No bathroom is listed and the interiors show no usable kitchen or living space
- Structural condition of the aged timber floors, ceilings, and balconies needs professional assessment
- Garden is overgrown and the property appears cluttered and unused
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 61/100The cluster sits in the low-lying countryside north of the city of Novara, at the southern edge of the pre-Alpine/lake district of Piedmont. The Ticino river corridor and the Parco del Ticino (regional park) run in this part of the province; parts of the park are within roughly 10–15 km. The southern shore of Lake Maggiore and its lakeside towns (Arona/Angera area) lie to the north–northwest at roughly a 10–15 km scale. The nearest town of size is Borgomanero (around 8–12 km), which provides shops, services and local transport connections. The higher ground of the Mottarone and its tourist facilities (cable car/ski area) is visible from the wider area but is generally a 20–30 km drive. There is no UNESCO site or national park inside the immediate 15 km radius; the local economy mixes agriculture with small industry and lake-side tourism on Lake Maggiore.