Villa bifamiliare cinque camere tre bagni
Villa indipendente su tre lati, su due piani oltre sottotetto e interrato. Composta da due soggiorni, cinque camere e tre bagni. Nell'area di corte: box auto, magazzino con servizio, tettoia chiusa e tettoia agricola. La villa è indipendente su tre lati e si sviluppa su due piani oltre a un sottotetto e un piano…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction (procedure 785/2023, auction date 01/12/2026), so legal/transfer risks apply and the listing is marked as a trap. The 622 m2 villa is offered at €45,000 (€72/m2) and is listed as needing renovation (~€700/m2 → ~€435,400), so effective cost would be roughly €480,400.
More on the house and the area
A large traditional villa with attractive exposed beams, brick details, a paved courtyard and useful outbuildings — very appealing on the photos. The house is lived-in but needs roof/plant repairs and patching of damp/damaged ceilings and floors before it's fully comfortable, making this a bargain renovation project rather than a turnkey home.
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€123,000 – €218,000
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.
- Roof and building systems need maintenance or replacement
- Visible damp/ceiling damage and some damaged flooring inside
- Property is sold at auction — verify legal/title and factor auction costs
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 38/100This is the flat Pinerolo plain between Turin and the first Cottian Alps, with open agricultural land and irrigation channels. The Po runs a few kilometres to the north of Scalenghe, and the Chisone valley opens west toward Pinerolo and the mountains. Pinerolo is the nearest substantial town, with a full service centre, a historic core and rail links toward Turin. Turin is part of daily life for work and services but lies outside the immediate landscape. The nearest ski areas are up the Chisone valley around Pragelato and Sestriere, roughly an hour or more by road, so they do not define the setting here. The area is known mainly for mixed farming on the plain.