Via Torre Astura, 13, Cisterna di Latina
Via Torre Astura, 13, Cisterna di Latina. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €88,593 (€568/m²), the home appears reasonably priced upfront, but estimated habitable-property costs bring the effective price to about €768/m²—roughly 31% above the local €585/m² benchmark. The listing mentions heating, a garage and cellar, but does not say the building year, energy class or bathroom situation.
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€10,000 – €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.
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 68/100The Monti Lepini (limestone Apennine sub-range) lie to the east/southeast and their lower slopes and foothills fall inside the local 15 km area. The Tyrrhenian Sea and the Lazio coast are to the west and the coastal plain lies between the town and the sea. Sermoneta, a medieval hill town with the Castello Caetani, is within the local area. Latina, the provincial capital, is the nearest larger town and provides hospital services, larger shops and rail links to Rome. The landscape is part of the reclaimed Agro Pontino: predominantly flat agricultural plain with market gardening, vineyards, orchards and drainage canals, with scattered pine plantings and small wooded patches. The SS148 (Via Pontina) runs through the plain providing the main road link to Rome and the coast.