Villa 7 locali, 160 m² in Via Lago del Turano 16, Fonte Nuov
Villa 7 locali, 160 m² in Via Lago del Turano 16, Fonte Nuov. autonomo heating, cancello elettrico, caminetto, mansarda, cucina, balcone, terrazzo, esposizione doppia.
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 €208/m², the asking price is far below the local €531/m² benchmark, but the condition is not stated and the description omits bathrooms, making a substantial renovation budget prudent. With an estimated €700/m² renovation allowance, the effective cost is about €908/m², so this is only a fair opportunity until the property’s actual state and legal layout are verified.
More on the house and the area
This is an unusually large 160 m² villa for the €33,220 starting price, with two residential units, balconies, a terrace, and substantial bedroom capacity. The main accommodation appears usable on paper, but the attic is partly unfinished and the missing habitability certificate makes this more of a bargain renovation/legal project than a ready-made Italian dream home.
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€32,000 – €56,000
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.
- No certificate of habitability is reported, and this is a judicial-auction purchase.
- Part of the attic is still rustic and requires work.
- The property is in a fairly ordinary residential area with no proven scenic view or historic character.
- Actual interior condition is not shown in the gallery, so livability and renovation costs remain uncertain.
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 41/100This is on the northeastern edge of the Roman urban belt, in the low Sabine hills above the Aniene plain. The nearest larger city is Rome, with the full range of services and rail connections reached via the outer suburban road network. Tivoli is nearby, with Villa Adriana and Villa d'Este, both UNESCO sites, but they sit outside the immediate surroundings. The area around the cluster is mainly built-up residential fabric mixed with ordinary rolling countryside and road corridors rather than a distinct named landscape.