Villetta a schiera in Frazione Sella 80
Casa arredata, libera su tre lati, con ampio terreno pertinenziale e strada di accesso privata, si compone di: ingresso, cucina abitabile, soggiorno, 2 camere da letto, veranda/studio, bagno con doccia, ripostigli, balcone. Sottotetto agibile. Legnaia, giardino, orto e terreno pertinenziale di mq 1800 circa. Il…
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Listed at €67,000 plus an estimated €200/m² renovation (€28,000) gives an effective price of ≈€95,000 or ≈€679/m², well above the regional baseline of €355/m². The house is described as furnished with photos present, but the condition is not specified so I assumed a habitable standard for the estimate.
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Solid, lived-in mountain house with large private land and a wooded, secluded setting — a real home you can move into. Interiors are tidy (parquet, modern bathroom, pellet heating) while the attic needs finishing and the garden is sloping, but at €67k this is strong value for someone wanting a turnkey country house near nature.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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.
- Sottotetto agibile ma grezzo: richiede finiture per uso abitabile
- Accesso su strada privata e terreno in forte pendenza, spazio esterno in parte scosceso
- Riscaldamento principale a stufa a pellet — verificare impianti e isolamento per inverni freddi
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 72/100The cluster is in the Biellese prealps, on the forested slopes above the Cervo and Sessera valleys. The Sessera stream and the Panoramica Zegna road are part of the immediate area, and the upper valley rises toward the Bielmonte side of the mountains. The Oasi Zegna protected area lies within this part of Valdilana and is the main named landscape feature nearby. The nearest ski lifts are at Bielmonte, roughly 20–30 minutes by road depending on the exact hamlet. Biella is the nearest town of size, with full services and a historic upper town. This area is known for the historic wool-textile industry of the Biella district and for the Zegna mountain estate.