Appartamento in vendita a Capranica
Appartamento in vendita a Capranica. Habitable.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €600/m², the asking price is below the local €661/m² benchmark, but allowing about €200/m² for a habitable condition brings the effective cost to roughly €800/m². The description is extremely terse and does not state the building age, energy performance, or renovation details.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely habitable small home in a handsome historic Capranica streetscape, with preserved dark timber ceilings, traditional façades, arches, and cobbled lanes. The interior is functional rather than spectacular, but it includes a working kitchen and bathroom and appears ready for occupancy, making the €24,000 price especially compelling.
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 – €4,000
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.
- Compact 40 sqm one-bedroom apartment with limited living space.
- No private outdoor space or notable open view is shown.
- Central historic-street setting may mean traffic, parking, and access constraints.
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 68/100The cluster sits in the Monti Sabatini, a volcanic hill area with broad wooded slopes and tufa ground. Lake Bracciano lies within this radius on the southeast side, and Lake Vico is just beyond it to the northwest. Much of the surrounding countryside is oak and chestnut woodland with farmed clearings, and the area is known for hazelnut cultivation. Sutri is the nearest historic town of note, with an old centre and the Roman amphitheatre cut into the tufa. The Palazzo Giustiniani Odescalchi at Bassano Romano is a local historic landmark.