Casa indipendente
La Casa collinare: vista panoramica, privacy e ampi spazi a Vargo di Stazzano (AL) Immergiti nella quiete e nella bellezza incontaminata delle colline alessandrine. Situata in posizione, soleggiata e dominante di Vargo — Zona residenziale del comune di Stazzano (AL) — proponiamo in vendita una splendida casa indipendente su due livelli, in buone condizioni e libera per essere abitata....
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €264/m², the €80,000 asking price is 34% below the Piemonte country-house baseline of €398/m², but applying a modest €200/m² habitable-condition allowance gives an effective cost of about €464/m². The description says it is in good, habitable condition, though condition, year and energy data are missing; the large 303 m² footprint may also carry significant upkeep costs.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable, spacious country house with bright interiors, a large paved courtyard, garden space, parking, and attractive hill views. The main residence looks solid and lived-in rather than an empty shell, though it needs cosmetic updating and the extensive outbuildings add renovation complexity. At €80,000 for the stated size, the value is a major part of the appeal.
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€20,000 – €34,000
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 main house appears habitable but dated, with weathered exterior finishes, shutters, railings, and some older fittings.
- Several attached or neighboring outbuildings look substantially rougher and may require renovation.
- The listing does not show enough detail to verify heating systems, utilities, roof condition, or legal status of all 303 sqm.
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 lies in the Borbera valley in the Ligurian Apennines, with wooded ridges and narrow side valleys within the immediate area. The Borbera river runs through the valley. Around this part of south-eastern Alessandria the landscape is mostly a low mountain valley of woods, pasture and scattered hamlets rather than a plain. Arquata Scrivia and the Scrivia corridor are the nearest larger centres, with everyday services and rail links toward Genoa and Piedmont. The area is known locally for the Val Borbera and for summer use of the river stretches.