Casa indipendente con giardino!
Ecco l'immobile che fa per te! Casa su due piani con giardino privato, caratterizzata da una distribuzione spaziosa e funzionale su ogni livello: al piano terra un soggiorno, una cucina con sala da pranzo, un bagno, un corridoio e una scala; al primo piano un ampio soggiorno, due camere da letto, un bagno, un…
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 €305/m², the €58,000 asking price is about 14% below the Piemonte townhouse baseline of €355/m². Allowing €200/m² for a habitable 190 m² home brings the effective cost to roughly €505/m², making this a reasonable rather than exceptional deal; the private garden and 7-day listing age are positives.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable, spacious townhouse with a functioning kitchen, bathroom, multiple bedrooms and a generous private garden. Its strongest appeal is the Italian village character: mature fruit trees, old brick farm buildings, timber ceilings and a wonderfully atmospheric courtyard. It is charming and unusually large for the price, but lacks a dramatic view and will need cosmetic updating.
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 habitable but distinctly dated, with old cabinetry, paneling and furnishings.
- The large courtyard outbuildings appear substantially more rustic and may require renovation.
- Only one bathroom is clearly shown, despite the description suggesting more than one.
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 37/100The area sits in the flat lower Tanaro plain near its confluence with the Po, with mixed fields, poplar stands and river embankments as the main landscape. Valenza is the nearest town of size, with services and rail links, and Alessandria is the larger centre in the wider area. This part of the province is known for river plain agriculture, and nearby Valenza is known for gold jewellery production.