Casa indipendente in Via Cordona 15
Villa indipendente con 2.600 mq di terreno ad Agrate Conturbia Immersa nel verde e nella tranquillità di Agrate Conturbia, in Via Cordona 15, proponiamo in vendita una villa indipendente circondata da circa 2.600 mq di terreno privato, ideale per chi desidera vivere a contatto con la natura senza rinunciare alla comodità dei principali collegamenti. La proprietà si sviluppa su tre...
What it really costs
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165 m2 villa at €390,000 (€2,364/m2). Assuming habitable (estimated €200/m2 → €33k) gives effective ≈ €2,563/m2, ~6.2× the regional median €413/m2, so the price is well above comparable stock; listing does not state condition explicitly though 37 photos are provided.
More on the house and the area
Beautiful, move-in-ready villa with a dramatic vaulted wood ceiling, skylights and a generous, sunlit terrace. The house is livable as-is and sits in a large private garden with parking (and a pool visible nearby), but it lacks a sweeping panoramic view and is priced well above bargain properties.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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.
- Price is well above the typical ‘cheap’ range shown in this catalog
- No panoramic lake/sea/mountain view — setting is private garden/woodland
- Energy performance/class not provided in listing
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 low-lying countryside north of the city of Novara, at the southern edge of the pre-Alpine/lake district of Piedmont. The Ticino river corridor and the Parco del Ticino (regional park) run in this part of the province; parts of the park are within roughly 10–15 km. The southern shore of Lake Maggiore and its lakeside towns (Arona/Angera area) lie to the north–northwest at roughly a 10–15 km scale. The nearest town of size is Borgomanero (around 8–12 km), which provides shops, services and local transport connections. The higher ground of the Mottarone and its tourist facilities (cable car/ski area) is visible from the wider area but is generally a 20–30 km drive. There is no UNESCO site or national park inside the immediate 15 km radius; the local economy mixes agriculture with small industry and lake-side tourism on Lake Maggiore.