Casa indipendente in Via Don Francesco Campi
CREVACUORE: Centro, vicino piazza principale. CASA a schiera, da terra a tetto, disposta su piano terreno più 2 piani soprastanti. Composizione: ingresso, cucina abitabile, 3 locali, bagno e bagnetto. Scala interna che collega i piani. Cortile privato sul retro casa.
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €35,000 (€285/m²), the purchase price is well below the local €397/m² benchmark, but the listing does not say whether the 123 m² house is habitable or needs renovation. Allowing roughly €700/m² for an unreported renovation puts the effective cost near €984/m², making it an uncertain rather than exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
A charming, genuinely usable town house with vaulted and painted ceilings, warm traditional details, furnished rooms, a full bathroom, and a private leafy courtyard. It is not a grand rural villa and has no visible panoramic view, but the character, generous 123 sqm layout, and €35,000 price make it a highly compelling live-in bargain.
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€24,000 – €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.
- Interiors are livable but dated and heavily decorated, so cosmetic updating would likely be desirable.
- Only one clearly documented bathroom for a three-level home, plus a small secondary WC.
- No information is provided on heating, utilities, roof condition, or energy performance.
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 66/100The area sits in the lower Biellese valleys at the edge of the Pennine Alps, with wooded slopes and small settlements along the Sessera valley. The Sessera river runs through this part of the valley. The nearest substantial mountain area is the Oasi Zegna and the Bielmonte zone, with ski lifts around Bielmonte at roughly a 25-minute drive. The nearest town of size is Biella, which has full services, rail connections and a historic centre. This part of the province is known for textile mills and for the transition from the Po-side plain into the alpine foothills.