Via San Croce, 2, Incisa Scapaccino
Tribunale: Alessandria RGE: 164/2021 PVP: 4612759 fabbricato principale disposto su due piani fuori terra; fabbricato accessorio adiacente al fabbricato principale disposto su due piani fuori terra e composto da cantina, locale di sgombero e portico al piano terra e fienile al primo piano e un secondo fabbricato…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction listing (RGE 164/2021), which substantially complicates purchase and transfer of ownership. At €47,086 for 671 m² with an estimated €700/m² renovation (~€470k) the effective price is about €517k total (~€770/m²) versus the regional median €350/m², so the economics are poor.
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Bright, spacious rooms with good natural light, skylights and attractive finishes make these interiors very liveable-looking. However the sale is an auction/needs-renovation case for a very large 671 m² property, so expect significant work and verification of the actual photos, plans and services before you can move in.
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€133,000 – €236,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Listing text warns the posted photos may be only indicative and not of the actual property — confirm real gallery and floorplans.
- Condition listed as "Needs renovation" — the building is roofed and floored but will likely need works (kitchen, finishes, possible systems).
- No outdoor/land photos or notable views shown; this feels like a large interior-focused townhouse/complex rather than a scenic country home.
- Energy class and exact state of plumbing/heating are not documented — budget for system checks/upgrades.
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 66/100This is the Alto Monferrato hill country, with vine-covered ridges, small woods and mixed farmland around the Belbo valley. Nizza Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with services and a substantial historic centre, and Asti is the larger city used for higher-order services and rail connections. The wider area is known for Monferrato wines, especially Barbera, and for a landscape of vineyards and hilltop villages; parts of the Monferrato wine landscape in the province are included in the UNESCO vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato, though not every nearby comune falls inside the core site.