SANT'OMOBONO TERME - CASA SINGOLA con annesso GIARDINO
CASA SINGOLA CON GIARDINO PRIVATO IMMERSA NEL VERDE In posizione tranquilla e piacevolmente immersa nel verde, proponiamo casa singola di circa 240 mq, circondata da un giardino privato di circa 300 mq. L'immobile, disposto su più livelli, rappresenta una soluzione particolarmente interessante per chi è alla ricerca…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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The €59,000 asking price is attractive at €246/m², but the 240 m² house is explicitly in need of renovation; allowing roughly €700/m² puts the effective cost near €946/m², well above the local €409/m² benchmark. Large gardens, five bedrooms and a quiet setting add appeal, but the renovation burden makes this an ordinary-to-weak deal unless works can be completed unusually cheaply.
More on the house and the area
A large, characterful mountain-valley house surrounded by exceptionally lush private gardens, mature trees and generous outdoor space. The pedestrian bridge approach and secluded green setting are highly distinctive, while the house itself is intact and usable with kitchens, bathrooms, floors and a fireplace, but clearly needs substantial updating rather than immediate move-in.
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€48,000 – €84,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The house needs renovation, with visibly dated interiors, wall cracks and worn finishes.
- Access appears to involve a pedestrian bridge and stairs, which may complicate parking, deliveries and accessibility.
- Utilities, heating performance and the condition of the roof and structure should be verified.
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 sits in the Valle Imagna in the Bergamasque Prealps. The Imagna valley and the slopes of Monte Resegone are within the local landscape, with wooded ridges and scattered hamlets. The Brembo river valley is nearby to the east. The nearest ski lifts are the small Piani di Bobbio area above Barzio, roughly an hour’s drive depending on the exact hamlet. Bergamo is the nearest city of size, with the Città Alta, major services and rail connections. The area is known for its thermal springs and for stone villages and rural valleys of the Bergamo foothills.