Rustico in Castel Sant'Elia
Rustico in Castel Sant'Elia. garage.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Roof
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Estimate €700/m² renovation → total cost ≈€73,000 (≈€1,043/m²), well above the Lazio median €575/m². Listing is a small 70 m² rustico with no beds/baths listed and no condition or energy information provided.
More on the house and the area
Beautiful olive-grove plot gives real rural charm, but the building is an unfinished block shell with no roof, fittings or services. This is a bargain project lot rather than a ready-to-live-in farmhouse.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €25,000
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.
- Unfinished shell: walls only with missing roof, windows and interior finishes
- No kitchen or bathroom shown
- Likely no utilities connected (water/electric) — full services needed
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 cluster sits in the tuff countryside of the Agro Falisco, with ravines cut by the Rio Maggiore and other streams around Castel Sant’Elia and Nepi. Monte Soratte is the main isolated relief in the wider landscape, visible a short distance to the south-east. The Parco Regionale Valle del Treja lies nearby, centred on a wooded ravine with waterfalls at Monte Gelato and the small historic centres of Calcata and Mazzano Romano. Nepi is the nearest town of some size in the immediate area, with a fortified historic centre on a tuff spur. Civita Castellana is the main larger town nearby, with services, a cathedral and the Fort Sangallo. The area is known for Faliscan archaeology, tuff gorges and hazelnut cultivation.