Rustico/casale in Via Fratelli Bianchetto 17
Casa a schiera in vendita nel centro di Lessona, precisamente nella storica zona "Castello". Questa affascinante abitazione si sviluppa su due livelli per un totale di 86 m² commerciali. Al piano terra troverai un ampio soggiorno con scala, mentre al piano superiore sono presenti la cucina, una camera da letto e un bagno. È incluso un piccolo appezzamento di terreno...
What it really costs
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The €17,000 asking price is very low (€198/m²), but condition is unspecified; assuming merely habitable, estimated effective cost is about €34,200 (€398/m²), above the Piemonte baseline of €263/m². Central historic-zone location and 17 photos help, but the missing condition data limits confidence.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, furnished two-bedroom village home with a warm traditional character, wood paneling, vintage chandeliers, a complete kitchen, bathroom, and a balcony. It appears immediately usable rather than a renovation shell, but it is quite dated and the exterior is modest, with no major landscape or panoramic-view wow factor.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- The home is clearly usable but dated, with extensive wood paneling, older fixtures, and cosmetic updating likely needed.
- The narrow bathroom and steep, worn staircase may be inconvenient for some residents.
- The exterior shows weathering and exposed utility wiring; verify roof, heating, and systems condition.
- No meaningful panoramic view or substantial private outdoor space 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 68/100The cluster is in the eastern Biellese, on the first hills between the Cervo and Sesia basins, with the Pennine Alps visible to the north and the lower Serra moraine ridge and rice plain toward Vercelli to the south. The Sessera valley and the Colline Biellesi are within the local landscape, and the Baraggia plateau lies nearby, a heath-and-pasture area unusual in Piedmont. The nearest town of size is Biella, which has full services and a historic upper town at Biella Piazzo. Ricetto di Candelo, a preserved medieval fortified shelter-village, is within the area. The area is known for small hill vineyards around Lessona and Bramaterra and for the transition from pre-alpine foothills to the Vercelli plain.