Terratetto plurifamiliare in Bianzè
Nel cuore del paese, in posizione centrale e comoda a tutti i principali servizi, casa semindipendente disposta su due livelli con cortile privato. Al piano terra l'abitazione è composta da una cucina abitabile con annesso ripostiglio, un soggiorno, un bagno finestrato dotato di vasca e un comodo disimpegno che…
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Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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Price €37,000 plus estimated renovation €700/m² → renovation ≈ €82,600, effective price ≈ €119,600 (~€1,013/m²). Central location, private courtyard and garage are positives, but the very high effective €/m² vs local median €356/m² makes this significantly overpriced.
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A solid, central semi‑detached town house with a private paved courtyard and garage — good usable footprint. Interiors are very dated but largely intact, so it’s a realistic renovation project with strong value for money rather than a move‑in‑ready dream 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€23,000 – €41,000
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.
- Needs cosmetic and systems renovation (kitchen, bathroom, electrics/plumbing likely).
- Ceiling cracks and damp stains visible in several rooms — expect repairs.
- Single bathroom; interiors are very dated though habitable.
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 33/100This is the eastern Piedmont plain between the Dora Baltea and the Po basin, with a landscape dominated by rice fields, irrigation canals and straight rural roads. The nearest substantial town is Vercelli, which has services, rail connections and a historic centre with major churches and civic buildings. Ivrea and the first Alpine valleys are farther away and do not define the immediate 15 km surroundings. The area is known for rice cultivation in the vercellese plain.