Appartamento 2 locali, 42 m² in Via Fiume 4, Palombara Sabin
Appartamento in asta a Palombara Sabina (RM) – Via Fiume 4 (CAP 00018) L'appartamento è situato a Palombara Sabina (RM) in Via Fiume n. 4, al piano terra. L'immobile si trova in una zona A del PRG e ricade nelle tavole A e B del PTPR come Sistema del Paesaggio dei Centri e Nuclei Storici, sottoposto a vincolo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €553/m², the asking price is below the Lazio comparison level of €649/m², but allowing roughly €8,400 for basic updating brings the effective cost to about €753/m². The apartment is furnished and includes a kitchen, balcony, and fireplace, but the listing does not say whether it has a bathroom or specify its condition.
More on the house and the area
This is a very inexpensive 42 m² apartment in a hill-town setting, with a balcony, kitchen, furnishings and a fireplace listed in the description. However, the gallery does not prove any attractive interior, view or historic character, and the lack of heating plus outdated utilities make it a renovation and verification project rather than a dream home.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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- No heating system is present, and the electrical and plumbing systems are described as old and requiring maintenance and compliance checks.
- Gas connection is not recorded, and the water meter could not be verified.
- The property is sold through a judicial auction, with no interior property photos proving its current condition.
- The listing data is inconsistent about the bathroom, so this should be confirmed before bidding.
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 cluster lies on the Sabine foothills below the Monti Lucretili. The Monti Lucretili Regional Park is within the local area, with limestone ridges, wooded slopes and ravines above the settled belt. The Aniene valley is to the south-west of this part of the Sabina, and the Tiber plain is farther west toward Rome. The nearest larger urban centre is Tivoli, with major historic monuments including Villa d’Este and Hadrian’s Villa, while Rome is the dominant city for services and transport but does not count as a landscape feature here. The area is known for olive growing in the Sabina hills, including the Sabina olive-oil zone.