Terratetto plurifamiliare in Canelli
Via Villanuova, nel centro storico di Canelli, caratteristica casa semindipendente disposta su più livelli, impreziosita da una splendida vista sulla città e sulle colline circostanti. La proprietà gode di doppio accesso pedonale e si distingue per i suoi ambienti accoglienti e per la possibilità di essere utilizzata…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €99,000 plus roughly €14,000 of habitable-property updates, the effective cost is about €1,614/m², far above the €350/m² regional benchmark. The historic-center position, terrace, cellar, and panoramic views add appeal, but not enough to justify this large premium.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable historic-center townhouse with excellent panoramic views over Canelli’s terracotta rooftops and surrounding green hills. The finished interiors, warm wood floors, exposed brick, usable terrace, balcony and tavern-style cellar give it strong character rather than merely project potential.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Multi-level layout with several exterior and interior stairs may not suit everyone.
- The 70 sqm footprint is compact, with a loft-style bedroom and only one bathroom.
- Energy performance and heating efficiency are not documented in the listing.
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 82/100Canelli sits in the wine hills between the Belbo valley and the Langhe-Monferrato ridge system. This is vineyard country, with the UNESCO wine landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato covering Canelli and the surrounding hills. The nearest larger towns are Nizza Monferrato and Asti, with full daily services and rail connections, while Alba is the main centre for the Langhe wine area. The area is known for sparkling wine production, especially Asti Spumante and Moscato d'Asti, and for the underground wine cellars known as the Cattedrali Sotterranee, part of the UNESCO inscription.