Rustico/casale in Via Piave 12
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What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Although the €23,000 asking price is only €153/m², the property needs complete refurbishment; estimated total cost is about €188,000 (€1,253/m² effective), far above the Piemonte farmhouse baseline of €263/m². Its historic-center location and 76 photos help, but the renovation burden makes this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial old Piemonte farmhouse with traditional tiled roofs, exposed brick outbuildings, and a generous enclosed courtyard. The former bar interiors are intact and usable-looking, but the property needs complete redevelopment, so it is a renovation project rather than a beautiful ready home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€59,000 – €88,000
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.
- Requires complete renovation and is not currently presented as a ready-to-live-in home.
- Former club/commercial interiors may require significant conversion, utility, and compliance work.
- The large courtyard is rough and largely unfinished rather than an attractive garden.
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 35/100No mountains or named mountain range within about 15 km: the site lies on the lower Po plain (Pianura Padana). No major lake inside 15 km; the larger lakes of the pre-Alpine arc (Orta, Maggiore) are farther away. No national or regional park within the immediate 15 km radius. The Alps lie to the north beyond the plain; the nearest ski resorts are up in the alpine foothills and require a drive of roughly one hour or more. Nearest town of size is Novara (provincial capital), which provides a mainline railway station with regional and long‑distance services, hospitals and larger retail and administrative services. The closest major airport is Milan‑Malpensa, reachable by car in around 20–40 minutes depending on traffic. The local land use is essentially agricultural: large arable fields typical of the Novara–Vercelli plain, with cereal, maize and rice cultivation common and a local economy based on farming and small services. No UNESCO or widely recognised tourist-status sites are in the immediate area.