Casa bifamiliare in Via Mazzè 4
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…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €37,000 asking price (€314/m²) is about 12% below the local €356/m² reference, with a central location, garage and private courtyard. However, one upstairs room is unfinished and the listing does not state the overall condition; allowing roughly €35,400 for works brings the effective cost to about €614/m².
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, furnished townhouse with a usable kitchen, multiple bedrooms, traditional terrazzo floors, shutters, wood-paneled rooms, and a private courtyard. It is livable rather than a shell, but the tired finishes, exterior decay, and lack of a scenic setting keep it in the charming-value category rather than dream-home territory.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Significant cosmetic deterioration and peeling exterior plaster are visible.
- Interiors are very dated, with aging finishes and possible ceiling moisture stains.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a three-bedroom, two-level home; no notable view is shown.
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.