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Appartamento nel centro storico di Vetralla Nel centro storico di Vetralla, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento di circa 90 m² complessivi, di cui 80 m² di superficie abitabile, con una distribuzione degli spazi pratica e funzionale. La proprietà comprende tre locali, due camere da letto e due bagni, risultando…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €733/m², the asking price is about 13% above comparable Lazio apartments, and allowing roughly €18,000 for updates brings the effective cost to approximately €933/m². It is already habitable, has energy class C, two bathrooms and a historic-center location, but the premium limits the deal value.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable, furnished historic apartment with exceptional original timber ceilings, rich period atmosphere, fireplaces, antique details, and a strong sense of place in Vetralla’s old town. The kitchen, bedrooms, and two bathrooms appear functional, while the €66,000 price for about 90 m² makes the character-to-cost ratio especially compelling. It is more a ready-to-live-in heritage home than a renovation project, though the building exterior looks tired.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- The exterior facade and shared historic-building context look weathered, so common-area or maintenance issues should be checked.
- The interiors are highly decorated and may need modernization or personal restyling.
- No private outdoor space or notable view is shown.
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 Cimini Mountains lie east of Vetralla, with mixed woodland and volcanic hills inside the area. Lake Vico, a volcanic lake within the Monti Cimini, is the main named natural feature nearby and sits within roughly 15 km. The area also includes parts of the Lake Vico Regional Nature Reserve. Viterbo is the nearest larger town, with a substantial medieval centre and services. This part of northern Lazio is known for hazelnut groves, chestnut woods and former Etruscan territory.