Via Goffredo Mameli, 51, Gaglianico
Tribunale: Biella RGE: 66/2025 PVP: 4612545 L’unità posta in vendita è così composta: rif.1 - in fabbricato di civile abitazione elevato a tre piani fuori terra, al p.t., soggiorno, cucina, bagno e scala, con corte di pertinenza, al p.1, due camere, scala, balcone, al p.2 (sottotetto), due camere - rif.2: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 (Tribunale/asta), not a standard sale, so it carries auction-specific legal and procedural risks. Listed at €30,131 for 122 m² (€247/m²); estimated renovation €700/m² → total cost roughly €115.5k, so buy only with auction expertise.
More on the house and the area
A roomy 122 m² townhouse with garage, cellar and small courtyard that could become a lovely family home. Interiors in the gallery look modern and photogenic, but the unit is listed as needing renovation and sold at auction — a real bargain if you’re prepared to manage works and paperwork.
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€24,000 – €43,000
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.
- Listed condition: 'needs renovation' — expect work to make it a comfortable home
- Photos in the ad are stated as indicative and may not show the actual property
- Property is sold at auction — legal fees, taxes and extra costs apply
- Listing data shows 0 bathrooms in the database despite description mentioning a bagno — check actual layout/amenities
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 Biellese Prealps rise immediately north of Candelo, with the Serra morainica d'Ivrea running nearby as a long glacial ridge across the landscape. The Cervo and Elvo valleys are the mountain valleys closest to daily life here, and the Oasi Zegna area in the upper Biellese is the main named mountain landscape in the province. Biella is the nearest town of size and has the province’s main services and historic centre. Candelo is known for the Ricetto di Candelo, a preserved medieval fortified village, and it is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia.