Casa bifamiliare in Frazione Simone 110
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 cucina abitabile, da un ampio soggiorno, da due camere da letto ed...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €70,000 price equals €200/m², but allowing €200/m² for likely updating brings the effective cost to about €400/m², above the Piemonte townhouse baseline of €355/m². The two independent apartments and 42 photos are positives, but the condition is unspecified and the inland, non-tourist location adds limited value.
More on the house and the area
A substantial independent two-home property in a peaceful, wooded Piedmont setting, with a sound tiled roof, balconies, garage/outbuilding, and generous mature interiors. The rooms are bright and usable, with attractive parquet floors and traditional furnishings, but the house is dated rather than turnkey and will need refreshing. At €70,000 for roughly 350 m² and two autonomous units, the scale and multi-family potential create a strong bargain effect.
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€23,000 – €39,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and need cosmetic renovation, especially plastering and the kitchen.
- The property sits directly beside a road, with limited private outdoor space visible.
- No clear view of bathrooms, heating system, utilities, or structural condition.
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.