Bilocale in Guidonia Montecelio
Bilocale in Guidonia Montecelio. Habitable, garage.
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 €48,000 plus an estimated €10,600 for habitable-condition work, the effective cost is about €1,106/m², well above the €618 local benchmark. The garage is a useful positive, but the brief listing does not say enough about the building’s age, energy performance, or other costs.
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€4,000 – €6,000
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 24/100This is in the built-up northern outskirts of Rome, in the Tiber basin with low volcanic and tuff hills around the city. The Tiber is the main river of the area. Within about 15 km are the northern urban districts of Rome with the full services of a major capital city, but the surroundings are mainly roads, suburbs and discontinuous peri-urban green space rather than a distinct rural or natural landscape.