Cieloterra Cittaducale, frazione Grotti
Cittaducale, nella località di Grotti, a circa 15 minuti dalla città di Rieti, proponiamo in vendita una piccola porzione di casa cielo-terra disposta su tre livelli, con doppio ingresso indipendente, ideale anche come seconda casa. Situata lungo la via principale del paese, che conta circa 600 abitanti, la proprietà…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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At €20,000 (€308/m²), the purchase price is attractive, but estimated renovation of about €45,500 brings the effective cost to roughly €1,008/m², well above the local €573/m² benchmark. The three-level layout, fireplace, balcony and 19 photos are positives, but the remote hamlet location and years of vacancy reduce the appeal.
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A genuinely atmospheric little village house with exposed stone, extensive wood paneling, traditional timber ceilings, a fireplace, balconies, and plenty of lived-in character. It is a real furnished three-level home with kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, and heating—not an empty shell—but it needs updating and technical checks before being considered move-in ready.
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€13,000 – €23,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The home has been vacant for several years and needs general maintenance and renovation.
- Energy class G suggests poor efficiency and likely higher heating costs.
- The narrow townhouse layout and multiple staircases may limit accessibility.
- No garden or meaningful landscape view is visible.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the upper Velino valley with the Monte Terminillo group close to the west and the wider Apennine relief around the basin. The Velino river runs through this part of the province. Part of the area falls within the Monte Terminillo regional landscape protection system, and the Monti della Laga and Gran Sasso are farther east beyond the 15 km landscape radius. The nearest ski lifts are on Monte Terminillo above Leonessa, roughly 25–35 km away depending on the access road. Rieti is the nearest town of size, with services, a historic centre and a railway connection toward Terni. Cittaducale itself is known as a planned small town of Angevin foundation with a regular historic layout.