Villa in vendita a Fabrica di Roma
Villa in vendita a Fabrica di Roma. Habitable.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €81,116 with estimated renovation €200/m² => effective cost €134,516 (~504 €/m²), roughly 10% below the regional median of 556 €/m². Large habitable villa (267 m²) looks like decent value but the listing is very sparse (1 photo, baths not stated) so verify condition and services before bidding.
More on the house and the area
Pictures show a perfectly restored, characterful villa with stone arches, formal gardens and sweeping hilltop views — a genuine dream setting. The property is listed as habitable, so this reads as a move-in-ready, high-impact home, but the tiny price and limited photos mean you should verify ownership, layouts and services before assuming the photos reflect the actual offering.
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€17,000 – €30,000
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.
- Only one photo supplied — interior details and floorplan not shown
- Price very low for such a high-end presentation — verify title/ownership and that the listing matches the photos
- Bathrooms and some technical details are missing from the facts — confirm utilities and permits
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 70/100The Monti Cimini, a low volcanic hill range, lie inside the 15 km radius. Lago di Vico, a volcanic lake set in the Monti Cimini, is within the local area. The Sacro Bosco (Park of the Monsters) at Bomarzo is in a neighbouring commune and lies within the same local area. The Renaissance Villa Farnese at Caprarola is also within the local area. There are no ski lifts in the immediate area. The provincial capital Viterbo is the nearest town of size and provides a medieval centre, thermal baths (Terme dei Papi) and a regional railway station. The surrounding countryside is a mix of cultivated plains and lower hill slopes with olive groves, vineyards and wooded areas. The wider zone is part of the Etruscan and later medieval landscape of northern Lazio, with archaeological sites distributed across the province.