Casa indipendente in Via Nazionale 20
COMUNE DI VOGOGNA - In posizione centrale e vicino a tutti i servizi, con comodo accesso direttamente dalla strada principale, vendesi grande fabbricato da ristrutturare, indipendente da terra a tetto, con ampio terreno recintato sul retro. L'immobile è libero su tre lati, si sviluppa principalmente su tre livelli ed è composto da ingresso, cucina, soggiorno, due ripostigli e due...
What it really costs
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At €75,000 (€316/m²), this 237 m² property requires renovation; estimating €700/m² puts the effective cost near €1,016/m², versus a Piemonte country-house baseline of €398/m². The central location, garden, parking and pool help, but the substantial works and only one bathroom make it weak value.
More on the house and the area
A substantial historic Piedmontese country house with exceptional mountain views, traditional stone-and-plaster architecture, multiple chimneys, and a generous productive garden. The interiors are dated but clearly functional rather than an empty shell, making it a potentially livable renovation project with real character and unusually strong outdoor appeal.
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€47,000 – €83,000
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 marketed as needing renovation, despite having a usable kitchen and living spaces.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a very large 237 sqm house.
- The roof, exterior masonry, windows, wiring, plumbing and heating would need careful inspection.
- The house fronts a main road, so some traffic noise and reduced privacy are possible.
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 78/100The cluster lies in the Ossola valley with the Lepontine Alps close around it. The Toce river runs through the valley here. Part of the area falls within Val Grande National Park, whose southern access points are near Vogogna. Domodossola is the nearest substantial town, with rail links, services and a historic centre. Vogogna itself has the Visconti castle and is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The wider area is known for Alpine valleys leading toward the Swiss border.