Appartamento a Ardea Via Mestre, 00040 Marina di Ardea RM, Italia
Appartamento a Ardea Via Mestre, 00040 Marina di Ardea RM, Italia. Habitable, autonomo heating, 800 m from the sea.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €506/m², the €53,156 asking price is well below comparable Lazio apartments at about €660/m², and the home is habitable with autonomous heating just 800 m from the sea. Allowing roughly €21,000 for light updates brings the effective cost to about €706/m², making this a solid seaside value rather than an exceptional bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a practical 105 sqm, three-bedroom apartment with a terrace and a habitable condition, only about 800 meters from the sea. Its main appeal is affordability and usable space rather than exceptional beauty: the exterior is ordinary, while the attractive wood-beamed and designer-style interiors are not convincingly verified by the actual-looking gallery.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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 verified-looking photos show a dated but apparently habitable apartment, not a standout dream interior.
- No sea view, garden, or distinctive historic character is shown; the property appears urban and exterior spaces are limited.
- Bathroom condition and actual finishes are not clearly documented, and several interior images appear highly staged or digitally enhanced.
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 48/100This is on the Tyrrhenian coast south of Rome, with sandy shoreline and the mouth area of the Fosso di Campo di Carne and other coastal watercourses nearby. The coast here is part of the low Agro Romano littoral, with flat ground, dunes in stretches, pine woods and reclaimed farmland behind the beaches. Tor Caldara Regional Nature Reserve is nearby along the coast toward Anzio. The Alban Hills rise inland to the northeast but are outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The nearest large urban centre is Rome, and the built-up coastal belt between Torvaianica, Ardea marina and Anzio is a continuous residential and holiday-settlement strip in parts. Ancient Ardea is known for its archaeological area linked to the Rutuli and early Latium.