Casa semindipendente nel borgo di Barbarano Romano (VT)
Casa semindipendente nel borgo di Barbarano Romano (VT). Habitable, caminetto, mansarda, porta blindata, esposizione esterna, armadio a muro, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Effective price is €48,200 total (€48,200/m²) versus regional median €575/m², so the listing is massively overpriced on the supplied area. The listing also claims 3 rooms, 2 beds and 25 photos while reporting just 1 m², so the area figure is clearly wrong and the data is unreliable.
More on the house and the area
A very charming, stone-front townhouse right on a cobbled borgo piazza with a small balcony and authentic historic character. The apartment is habitable today — solid bedrooms, working kitchen and fireplace — but the finishes are dated and would benefit from modernization to make it a cozy, long‑term home.
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€0 – €0
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.
- Dated interiors and kitchen will need updating to modern standards
- Compact rooms and only one bathroom — modest living space
- No private garden; balcony overlooks the piazza so outdoor space is limited and can be noisy
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 71/100The area sits in the volcanic tuff countryside of southern Tuscia, with low wooded hills, ravines and farmed plateaus. The Biedano river valley and the ravines around Barbarano Romano are part of the Marturanum Regional Park, with Etruscan necropolises cut into the tuff. Lake Bracciano lies to the southeast beyond the 15 km radius, so it does not define the immediate setting. The nearest larger town is Viterbo, which has a substantial medieval centre and services. The area is known for Etruscan archaeology, tuff gorges and olive-growing countryside.