Villa bifamiliare in Valdilana
Questa soluzione è situata in una piccola e tranquilla frazione poco distante dai servizi e circondata dal verde. La proprietà è indipendente e composta da due alloggi autonomi. Gli appartamenti, con ingressi indipendenti, risultano perfetti per due nuclei familiari. Al piano terreno troviamo la prima unità composta da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 (€200/m²), the large 350 m² villa needs substantial renovation, estimated at about €700/m², bringing the effective cost to roughly €900/m² versus the Piemonte baseline of €315/m². Two independent apartments and adjoining land add utility, but the renovation burden overwhelms the low purchase price.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, solid two-apartment villa surrounded by greenery, with balconies, a substantial adjoining plot, and a practical garage option. The interiors are dated but fully floored and habitable-looking rather than a bare shell, making this a renovation project with strong space-for-money appeal rather than a polished 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€69,000 – €123,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs meaningful cosmetic renovation, including repainting and likely updates to the kitchen and bathrooms.
- The house sits directly along a local road, so privacy and traffic should be checked.
- The optional garage costs an additional €15,000.
- Utilities and the current condition of heating, wiring, and plumbing should be verified.
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 58/100The area sits in the Biellese foothills, with the lower Alps rising north toward the Biella prealps and the Monte Rosa chain visible from parts of the province. The Cervo and Sessera valleys are within this radius, and the landscape around Cossato is a mix of settled plain and lower hills with woods and fields rather than high mountain terrain. The nearest substantial town is Biella, which has full services, a historic centre and the Sacro Monte di Oropa above it; Oropa is a UNESCO-listed Sacri Monti site but it lies beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. This part of the Biellese is known for wool and textile manufacturing.