Strada Comunale Cerca, 14, Tortona
Tribunale: Alessandria RGE: 229/2024 PVP: 4607690 Bene 1 Locale ad uso autorimessa Bene 2 Strada Comunale Cerca n. 14 Frazione Rivalta Scrivia - Tortona (AL). Porzione Ovest di fabbricato di civile abitazione da terra a tetto comprendente: una cantina al piano interrato; un soggiorno, una sala da pranzo ed una cucina…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial-auction listing (legal risks). Price €31,640 for 223 m2; assuming habitable at €200/m2 → renovation €44,600 and effective total €76,240 (~€342/m2 vs regional median €350/m2), but auction status makes this a trap.
More on the house and the area
Bright, recently-finished interiors photographed look move-in ready and modern, while the legal description promises a large townhouse with cellar, garage, outbuildings and agricultural land. At this low auction price the package is a strong value — but confirm the real photos/planimetry and the condition of the rustic outbuildings before buying.
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€15,000 – €25,000
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.
- Listing states the photos are indicative and may not show the actual rooms — verify real photos and floorplans before bidding.
- Outbuildings and agricultural land (vigneto/seminativo) may need upkeep; condition of roof/structures should be checked on site.
- Property sold at auction — confirm legal status, outstanding charges and exact inclusions (bathrooms/utility connections) with your advisor.
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 59/100The area sits on the edge of the Colli Tortonesi, with low hills of vineyards and mixed farmland rising from the plain. The Scrivia valley is nearby, and the Curone and Ossona valleys are close in the hill country to the east and south-east. Tortona is the nearest town of size, with a cathedral, a compact historic centre and rail links on the Genoa–Milan axis. The area is known for wine from the Colli Tortonesi, especially Timorasso, and for mixed agricultural countryside between the Po plain and the Ligurian Apennine foothills.