Rustico/casale in Via del Bosco di Mandrogne 1
CASCINA LIBERA SU TRE LATI DA RISTRUTTURARE CON AMPIO CORTILE A MANDROGNE In una posizione riservata, immersa nella tranquillità e lontana dal traffico, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente libera su tre lati da ristrutturare con ampio giardino privato, una soluzione ideale per chi desidera realizzare un'abitazione su misura in un contesto rilassante, a pochi minuti da Alessandria e...
What it really costs
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The €23,000 asking price is only €230/m², but the farmhouse needs renovation; at an estimated €700/m², effective cost is about €930/m² versus the Piemonte baseline of €263/m². Large private courtyard and proximity to Alessandria add value, but the renovation burden absorbs the headline discount.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine old Piemonte farmhouse with a photogenic tiled roof, traditional exterior, mature greenery, and a large private courtyard. It is not a bare ruin—the roof, floors, kitchen, and bathroom are present—but the interiors are worn and damp-looking, so it is a renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in dream home.
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including widespread peeling paint and apparent dampness.
- The interior is extremely basic and cluttered, with dated kitchen and bathroom fittings.
- Utilities and systems should be professionally checked before purchase.
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 42/100This cluster sits in the built-up area of Alessandria, in the flat alluvial plain where the Tanaro and Bormida rivers meet. The nearest larger landscape is the Monferrato hill country, which begins outside the city and is known for vineyards and wine villages, but it is not inside the immediate urban setting. Alessandria is a provincial capital with rail links, services, and a substantial urban fabric. The wider area is known for mixed agriculture and river plain country.