Strada del Malconsiglio, Latina
Strada del Malconsiglio, Latina. Habitable, autonomo heating.
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 €66,551 plus an estimated €21,200 for basic habitable-condition work, the effective cost is about €828/m², well above the €585/m² local comparison level. The brief listing provides only five photos and does not state the bathroom count, energy class, or building year, so the premium is not well supported.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Latina, so the resident setting is an urban plain in the Agro Pontino rather than open countryside. The Tyrrhenian coast at Latina Lido is nearby, with a long low sandy shoreline and dunes in this part of the province. The Circeo National Park lies along this coastal strip, with coastal forest, wetlands and dune landscapes, though its core scenery is outside the immediate urban fabric. The nearest substantial centre is Latina itself, a planned 20th-century city with full services, shops, schools and hospitals. This area is known for the reclaimed Pontine plain and intensive agriculture.