Villa
A Serravalle S, vendesi VILLA INDIPENDENTE SU 4 LATI con ampio terreno circostante, composta da 2 appartamenti ciascuno AUTONOMO con caldaia nuova a condensazione. Gli appartamenti sono così composti: Ingresso, sala, cucina abitabile, 2 camere da letto, bagno e balcone. Uno dei due appartamenti è stato ristrutturato…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €95,000 (€432/m²), the villa is already above the Piemonte baseline of €315/m²; allowing about €77,000 (€350/m²) to renovate the original apartment brings the effective cost to roughly €782/m². Two independent apartments, new condensing boilers, garages and land add value, but the unspecified condition and substantial renovation need limit the deal quality.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable detached villa with two independent apartments, functioning kitchens and bathrooms, a garage, and a pleasant garden. One unit appears move-in ready while the other needs renovation, so the appeal is more about space, flexibility, and value than spectacular Italian beauty.
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, €350/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.
- One apartment is renovated, but the second remains largely original and will need updating.
- Exterior plaster shows weathering, and the covered entrance is visibly dated.
- No notable panoramic view or distinctive historic architectural feature is shown.
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 52/100The area sits in the Scrivia valley at the meeting point between the lower Piedmont hills and the Ligurian Apennines. The Scrivia river runs through the valley. Within about 15 km are the wooded ridges and passes of the Appennino Ligure around Arquata Scrivia, Vignole Borbera and the Val Borbera side valleys. Libarna, the Roman archaeological site near Serravalle Scrivia, is the main local historic feature. Novi Ligure is the nearest larger town and has a substantial town centre and services. The landscape is known for valley-floor transport corridors and outlet-commercial development around Serravalle, with vineyard and hill country beginning nearby toward Gavi and the lower Apennine foothills.