Casa indipendente a Santo Stefano Belbo,
In vendita una casa da ristrutturare, situata in posizione collinare e circondata da un terreno di circa 1 ettaro. La superficie complessiva è di circa 110 m² e si compone di: Piano primo (circa 40 m²): soggiorno con cucina e una camera da letto Piano terra (circa 40 m²): due locali di sgombero e un fienile Porticato…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
80,000 price + ~98,000 estimated renovation (700 €/m² × 140 m²) → ~178,000 effective price ≈ 1,271 €/m², well above the regional median of 308 €/m²; the listing also lacks an on‑site water/bathroom and the text cites 110 m² while the facts show 140 m².
More on the house and the area
A solid, characterful hilltop farmhouse with intact roof, terracotta floors and brick-vaulted cellars, set in about 1 hectare with sweeping valley views. The building is clearly a realistic renovation project rather than a ruin — structurally usable but requiring plumbing, bathroom installation and cosmetic work, making it an affordable Piedmont dream home for someone ready to renovate.
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 – €49,000
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.
- Needs renovation — no bathroom and internal plumbing appears absent
- Water connection is nearby but not currently hooked up to the house
- Access via ~120 m unpaved (but passable) road
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 78/100The cluster sits in the Langhe hills, with vine-covered ridges and small valleys between the Belbo valley and the hill country toward Alba. The Belbo river runs through Santo Stefano Belbo. This is wine country associated with Moscato d'Asti and with the wider vineyard landscape of Langhe and Monferrato; Canelli, with cellars and wine infrastructure, is nearby, and Alba is the nearest larger town with full services and a substantial historic centre. The core UNESCO vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato lies in this area, with the wine-growing hills as the main defining feature.