Via Giuseppe Visconti, 5, Castelletto d'Orba
Tribunale: Alessandria RGE: 338/2024 PVP: 4598783 Piena proprietà di vecchio rustico entro corte, parzialmente seminterrato, al piano primo trasformato in abitazione soppalcata. Il piano terreno è utilizzato come locale di sgombero e rimessa motocicli nelle porzione sud, ove è collocata la scala a chiocciola, in…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listing- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial-auction property (legal/transactional risk). Price €11,085 plus estimated renovation €700/m² → total ≈ €109,785 (~€779/m²) versus regional baseline €261/m²; photos are only indicative and condition/year are not specified.
More on the house and the area
The photos show a bright, recently‑refreshed interior with new floors and a clean open plan, but the exterior/location are uninspiring high‑rise blocks rather than a picturesque Piemonte farmhouse. The bathrooms look only partly finished and the ad warns images may not represent the real property, so this feels like a cheap auction gamble rather than a move‑in 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€28,000 – €50,000
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 photos are indicative and may not show the actual property.
- Exterior photos show dense, tired high‑rise blocks — no scenic views or rural charm visible.
- Bathrooms/fixtures in photos look partially unfinished (exposed plumbing, shower trays not completed).
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.