Via Conte Roncone, Ciciliano
Via Conte Roncone, Ciciliano. Needs renovation, autonomo heating.
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In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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At €17,538 (€266/m²), the asking price is low, but allowing about €46,200 for renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €966/m²—above the local €660/m² benchmark. The very brief listing does not state the bathroom situation, so this is a weak renovation prospect rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is an unusually cheap 66 sqm apartment with bright, polished interiors, a fitted kitchen, modern bathroom, heating, and attractive wood flooring. The surrounding historic courtyard building has strong old-town character but is visibly tired and likely needs communal exterior repairs, keeping this below dream-home territory.
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 apartment interiors look renovated and usable, but the building exterior shows extensive peeling plaster and exposed masonry.
- The listing is marked as needing renovation, and the advertised bathroom count is inconsistent with the photos.
- No meaningful landscape or town 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 66/100The cluster is in the Monti Prenestini, with the Simbruini mountains close to the east. The upper Aniene valley is nearby, and the Monti Simbruini Regional Natural Park begins a short distance away around Subiaco and the higher inland ridges. The nearest ski area is Campo Staffi above Filettino, roughly an hour to an hour and a half by road depending on the exact starting point and winter conditions. Tivoli is the nearest larger town in daily use, with rail links, services, and the UNESCO sites of Villa d’Este and Hadrian’s Villa farther west of the immediate area. The area around Gerano is known for limestone hills, oak and chestnut woodland, and hill villages on the eastern side of the Roman hinterland.