Villa unifamiliare in Aurigo
Casoni di Guardiabella - Aurigo - a 25 km ca da Imperia, proponiamo in vendita porzione di villa indipendente su tre lati, da terra a cielo, con ingresso autonomo, immersa nella natura tra pini e querce. L'immobile, di 76 mq ca, si sviluppa su due livelli ed è composto da: accogliente zona giorno caratterizzata da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Effective cost ≈ €620/m² (€95k + est. €200/m² renovation) vs region median €385/m², so materially above local baseline. The ad also contradicts itself on size (description says ~76 m² while facts list 226 m²), which reduces confidence.
More on the house and the area
A comfortable, ready-to-live country villa set in a private 1,500 m² woodland with a covered outdoor kitchen/BBQ, functioning fireplace and a basement tavernetta. The setting is peaceful and visually appealing (cool hillside refuge with distant views) and the house is usable now — ideal as a summer retreat or main home after modest refresh.
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€15,000 – €25,000
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.
- Rural, high-altitude location — about 16 km from the coast and likely some distance to services
- Only one bathroom
- Mostly habitable but may need light cosmetic updating
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 low Ligurian Alps and upper Impero valley, with wooded slopes, olive terraces and narrow valleys. The Impero river runs through Borgomaro and the valley continues down toward Imperia. The nearest coast is the Riviera dei Fiori around Imperia, about 13 km away, but it is outside the immediate inland landscape and does not raise the score. Imperia is the nearest town of size, with full services, a port and rail access. This part of western Liguria is known for Taggiasca olives and olive oil.