Terratetto unifamiliare in Roma
Terratetto unifamiliare in Roma. Needs renovation.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €85,000 plus an estimated €700/m² renovation, the effective cost is about €1,762/m²—roughly three times the €583/m² local benchmark. The one-line description does not explain the renovation scope or basic living amenities, making this look overpriced rather than a compelling project.
More on the house and the area
The rustic stone walls, intact roof, olive trees, and sunny garden give it some authentic countryside character. However, every interior view shows an unfinished storage shed with bare floors, open walls, clutter, and no residential facilities, so it is a substantial conversion project rather than a home someone could realistically live in now.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- This is an uninhabitable storage/agricultural building, not a usable home.
- No bathroom, kitchen, bedrooms, or finished living spaces are shown.
- Major renovation and likely utility, planning, and habitation checks are required.
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 55/100This cluster is inside the built-up area of Rome, on the south-east side of the city in the Agro Romano. The Alban Hills lie nearby to the south-east, with the Castelli Romani hill towns and the Parco Regionale dei Castelli Romani within roughly this radius in that direction. Rome itself is the nearest major centre and provides the full range of services, transport and monuments of the capital. The area is known for the Roman Campagna on the city edge and for proximity to the Castelli Romani zone.