Villa in Via Stretta
A soli 200 metri dalla piazza di Polaveno, in una posizione tranquilla e comoda ai principali servizi, proponiamo in vendita villetta indipendente libera su quattro lati, una soluzione dalle interessanti potenzialità, ideale per chi desidera personalizzare la propria abitazione. L'immobile gode di un'ottima…
What it really costs
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The €350/m² asking price is 16% below the €416/m² baseline, but the description suggests a property requiring personalization. At an estimated €700/m² renovation cost, the effective price is about €1,050/m², well above the baseline; condition and building year are also unspecified.
More on the house and the area
A charming independent village house with a striking orange facade, exposed stone base, traditional shutters, a landscaped courtyard, and broad green-hill views. The structure appears solid and genuinely usable, with a working kitchen, heating, finished floors, and multiple bedrooms, but much of the interior is old-fashioned and needs updating. At €64,000 for 183 sqm, it has strong bargain appeal if the practical details check out.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€36,000 – €64,000
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 real interiors are dated and would need substantial cosmetic modernization.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a large 183 sqm home.
- Access is via village roads and stepped paths; verify parking, utilities, and renovation compliance.
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 lower Val Trompia at the start of the Brescian Prealps, with wooded slopes and mid-altitude ridges rising immediately around the built-up area. Lake Iseo lies within about 15 km to the west, with the eastern shore reached around Sulzano and Sale Marasino. The area is close to the Colle di San Zeno road into the mountains above Val Trompia; the nearest ski area is Maniva, well beyond the 15 km radius and roughly an hour or more by road. The nearest larger city is Brescia, which provides the full range of urban services, rail links and hospitals. Nearby Gardone Val Trompia is known for the long-established firearms industry of the valley, and Franciacorta begins on the plain and morainic hills southwest of the lake.