Villa in Via Melazza 54
Sulle splendide colline di Valle San Bartolomeo, in Alessandria, proponiamo in vendita una villa indipendente, unifamiliare, libera su quattro lati circondata da uno splendido parco di circa 4600 mq, ideale per chi ama la tranquillità, le passeggiate e il relax nel verde. La villa si presenta ad un piano fuori terra con un ampio patio esposto a ovest che affaccia...
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Assuming habitable condition (estimated €200/m²) gives renovation ~€47k so effective price ≈€306,000 or €1,302/m² vs regional median €311/m² — roughly 4× the typical value, so overpriced. The listing does not state the property condition or energy class.
More on the house and the area
Lovely independent villa with a wide arcaded portico, mature park (≈4,600 m²) and a sunny countryside outlook. Interiors look lived-in and well-preserved (big living room with fireplace, garage) — a ready-to-live character home that would benefit from light cosmetic updating and garden clearing.
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€16,000 – €26,000
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.
- Garden and grounds look overgrown and will need clearing/maintenance.
- Likely cosmetic updating inside (kitchen/bathrooms) though living spaces appear in good usable condition.
- Check energy efficiency/technical systems (no certificate or boiler details shown).
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 34/100This is the flat Tanaro plain around Alessandria, with intensive farmland, roads, rail lines and scattered industrial areas. The Tanaro runs through the city and the Bormida joins it nearby. Alessandria is the nearest town of size and has the full services of a provincial capital, a substantial historic centre and a rail junction. The Monferrato hills begin outside the plain but they are not the immediate landscape here. As the cluster is inside the built-up area of a city above 50,000 residents, the urban cap applies.