Casa indipendente in Strada dei Passeri 20
BIELLA, Strada dei Passeri, breve traversa di via Brignana in adiacenza alla lottizzazione di Regione Setterio, ed al confine con il territorio di Vigliano. La Proprietà, indipendente e recintata, insiste su area di 1500 mq. , e comprende anche due fabbricati accessori ( autorimessa e magazzino). Essa può usufruire di 2 accessi, su lati opposti dell'area. La casa è composta...
What it really costs
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At €355/m², the €78,000 asking price is 11% below the Piemonte country-house baseline of €398/m², with 32 photos and substantial land, garage, and storage. However, the condition is unspecified, so allowing €400/m² for works produces an effective cost of about €755/m² and limits confidence.
More on the house and the area
A large, independent 220 sqm house on a generous 1,500 sqm enclosed property, with distant mountain views, garden ground, garage, and storage buildings. The house appears structurally complete and usable rather than a ruin, but the interiors are old-fashioned and cluttered, with considerable updating needed to make it an appealing 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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€25,000 – €43,000
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 very dated and would need substantial cosmetic modernization.
- The roof, exterior masonry, yard, and outbuildings show visible maintenance needs.
- Surroundings are semi-suburban, with neighboring houses, utility lines, and an industrial-looking building nearby.
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 north of Candelo, with the Serra morainica d'Ivrea running nearby as a long glacial ridge across the landscape. The Cervo and Elvo valleys are the mountain valleys closest to daily life here, and the Oasi Zegna area in the upper Biellese is the main named mountain landscape in the province. Biella is the nearest town of size and has the province’s main services and historic centre. Candelo is known for the Ricetto di Candelo, a preserved medieval fortified village, and it is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia.