Bilocale in Piazza Belvedere 13
All’inizio del caratteristico borgo di Catino, con affaccio sulle mura perimetrali del centro storico, appartamento al piano terra su unico livello. La casa si compone di ampio salone con camino, cucina abitabile con ulteriore stanza utilizzata nel tempo come dispensa, bagno, zona di passaggio e camera matrimoniale.…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €79,000 (€658/m²), the price matches the local baseline before works, but the listing says renovation is necessary to make the apartment habitable. Assuming about €700/m² in renovation, the effective cost rises to roughly €1,358/m²; the historic-center setting and large terrace add appeal, but not enough to offset the works.
More on the house and the area
A spacious historic-borgo apartment with a genuinely excellent valley and Soratte view, plus a rare, vine-covered terrace and attractive traditional details. The house is roofed, floored, furnished and broadly usable, but the dated interiors and visible wall wear mean it needs meaningful renovation rather than simple decorating.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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 listing states that renovation is necessary before the apartment is fully habitable.
- Interiors are dated, with visible wall wear/damp staining and older kitchen and bathroom fittings.
- The large terrace appears to overlook a shared parking area as well as the wider landscape.
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 Sabina hills (Monti Sabini) that form the immediate landscape around Poggio Catino. The Tiber (Tevere) valley and its lower plain lie within the local area to the west. There is no national or regional park within about 15 km. No ski lifts are within 15 km; the nearest Apennine ski area (Monte Terminillo) is further away to the northeast (several tens of kilometres). The nearest larger local town is Poggio Mirteto a few kilometres away, which provides shops, municipal services and regional rail connections from stations in the valley toward Rome. The area is agricultural with olive groves; Sabina DOP extra-virgin olive oil is a recognised local product. The immediate surroundings do not carry UNESCO or other national landscape designations.