Via Lago del Turano, 16, Fonte Nuova
Via Lago del Turano, 16, Fonte Nuova. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The low €33,222 asking price (€350/m²) is offset by an estimated €66,500 renovation, bringing the effective cost to about €1,050/m² versus €661/m² for comparable Lazio apartments. Heating and a cellar are positives, but the listing does not provide enough detail to justify the renovation risk.
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The apartment looks bright, modern, and potentially spacious, with a fitted kitchen, wood-look floors, and large windows. However, it has little distinctive Italian character or proven view, and the stated renovation need plus missing bathroom and bedroom information make its real livability uncertain.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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 listing says the apartment needs renovation despite the polished-looking photos.
- No bathroom or bedroom details are provided in the facts.
- The gallery appears inconsistent with the listing and does not prove the actual condition, view, or setting.
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.