Rustico/casale in Via IV Novembre
Proponiamo in vendita immerso nella tranquillità di Coggiola, lungo via IV Novembre, questo caratteristico rustico che rappresenta un'ottima opportunità per chi desidera realizzare un progetto su misura. La proprietà si sviluppa su due livelli indipendenti, offrendo una struttura funzionale e ben distribuita. Il…
What it really costs
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The €5,000 asking price is very low (€62/m²), but the rustic farmhouse is presented as a custom renovation project; estimated total cost is about €93,000 (€1,188/m² effective), far above the Piemonte baseline of €263/m². Condition and legal habitability are not specified, adding uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
The mountain-and-village panorama is genuinely attractive, and the property includes a sizable fenced garden/land area at an extraordinary €5,000 asking price. However, the house is clearly an unfinished shell with raw brick interiors, concrete stairs, exposed wiring, and no visible finished living facilities, so it is a major renovation project rather than a home you can move into.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€32,000 – €47,000
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 building is an unfinished raw-brick shell, not currently habitable.
- No finished interior, kitchen, bathroom, windows, or visible utilities are shown.
- It sits directly beside a public road, so privacy and traffic noise may be concerns.
- Renovation costs, permits, and structural compliance should be checked carefully.
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 cluster is in the Biellese prealps, on the forested slopes above the Cervo and Sessera valleys. The Sessera stream and the Panoramica Zegna road are part of the immediate area, and the upper valley rises toward the Bielmonte side of the mountains. The Oasi Zegna protected area lies within this part of Valdilana and is the main named landscape feature nearby. The nearest ski lifts are at Bielmonte, roughly 20–30 minutes by road depending on the exact hamlet. Biella is the nearest town of size, with full services and a historic upper town. This area is known for the historic wool-textile industry of the Biella district and for the Zegna mountain estate.