Terratetto unifamiliare in Castelletto d'Orba
PIEMONTE - MONFERRATO La ns. Agenzia Immobiliare Scarsi sita a Silvano d' Orba (Al) in via Roma n. 10 propone in vendita nel COMUNE DI CASTELLETTO D'ORBA (Al), questa porzione di casa facente parte di una villa bifamiliare. Giardino privato di mq 300 recintato. La casa ha un ingresso indipendente al piano terra, ed…
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Asking €89,000 = €809/m² and estimated renovation €200/m² → effective ≈ €1,009/m², versus the regional median €356/m². The house is habitable, with garage and 300 m² garden, but the effective price is ~2.8× the median so this is overpriced.
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A solid, sunlit 1960s semi-detached house with a fenced 300 m² garden, private garage and ready-to-use heating — genuinely habitable now. Interiors are clean but dated (kitchen/bathroom/tiles), so it’s a comfortable, affordable home that will reward modest cosmetic work.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Dated kitchen and bathroom/tiles – cosmetic updating likely needed
- Only one bathroom for a 2‑bed home
- Street-facing with modest views and limited privacy from the road
- Small balconies
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 61/100The cluster sits in the rolling hills of the lower Alto Monferrato on the edge of the Orba valley. The Orba river runs through this part of the province. Within about 15 km are the wine hills around Ovada, a small town with services and rail connections, and the area is known for Dolcetto di Ovada vineyards. The Ligurian Apennines rise not far to the south, but the stronger mountain scenery is outside the immediate radius.