Due proprietà indipendenti con giardino
Proponiamo in vendita due immobili indipendenti in zona verdeggiante di Biella, più precisamente in zona Favaro. Il primo immobile si tratta di una graziosa casa con doppio ingresso pedonale e giardino si sviluppa su due livelli collegati da scala interna a chiocciola. Al piano terra, accedendo dal terrazzino,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €316/m², the €60,000 asking price is 11% below the Piemonte baseline of €355/m², with 190 m² across two independent furnished homes. Allowing €200/m² for habitable-condition updates gives an effective cost of about €516/m², so this is good rather than exceptional value.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable two-home property with a striking mountain setting, balconies, gardens, fireplaces, and attractive exposed timber ceilings. The interiors are old-fashioned rather than renovated, but they are furnished, floored, equipped with kitchens and bathrooms, and appear ready for occupation rather than requiring a major rebuild.
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€13,000 – €21,000
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 fully usable but distinctly dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The garden and paved outdoor areas appear somewhat overgrown and in need of maintenance.
- The property includes two independent homes, so upkeep and heating costs may be higher than for a single dwelling.
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 Biellese Prealps rise immediately above Sordevolo, with the Mucrone ridge and the Oropa valley within the local landscape. The area is inside the Parco Naturale della Burcina Felice Piacenza, and the Oasi Zegna begins a short distance to the north-west in the upper Cervo valley. The nearest ski lifts are the Bielmonte lifts in the Oasi Zegna area, roughly a 35 to 45 minute drive depending on the exact starting point. Biella is the nearest town of size, with full services, a historic upper town at Biella Piazzo, and rail connections. The wider area is known for wool-textile manufacturing, for the Sacro Monte di Oropa above Biella, which is part of the UNESCO Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, and for the long-running Passione di Sordevolo religious performance.