Casa indipendente in Salita Solferino
IMMOBILIARE PISCOPO PROPONE IN VENDITA SOLUZIONE INDIPENDETE NEL BORGO MEDIEVALE DI VENTOSA (SANTI COSMA E DAMIANO). L’abitazione di circa 140 mq disposta su due livelli, situata in una posizione dal fascino unico, proprio ai piedi della storica Torre del XII secolo e della caratteristica Chiesa in pietra bianca.…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €271/m², the €38,000 asking price is below the local €490/m² benchmark; even allowing roughly €28,000 for standard updating, the effective cost is about €471/m². The historic-borgo setting, terrace, and proximity to the sea and Suio thermal baths add appeal, although the listing does not say whether the home is move-in ready or provide energy details.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable two-level village home with a large tiled terrace, mountain glimpse, traditional stone surroundings, and a strong historic-borgo atmosphere. The interiors are plain and dated rather than beautiful, but the house has a kitchen, two bathrooms, finished floors, bedrooms, and appears suitable for living with cosmetic updating rather than a full reconstruction.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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.
- Access appears to be via steep, narrow pedestrian lanes, with no parking visible.
- The home is usable but dated, with peeling exterior finishes and a modest, older kitchen and bathroom.
- Terrace, roof drainage, wiring, and general maintenance should be checked before purchase.
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 61/100The cluster lies in the lower Garigliano area, with the Aurunci Mountains rising inland to the north-east. The Garigliano river and its plain are the main landscape feature nearby, and the Tyrrhenian coast around Minturno and Scauri is close by. The Parco Naturale dei Monti Aurunci begins inland and shapes the hill country behind the coastal plain. The nearest town of size is Formia, which has full services, a port and rail connections; Cassino is the other main service centre inland. Minturno has the Roman archaeological area by the Garigliano, and the coast at Scauri is a local beach area. This part of southern Lazio is known for mixed citrus and vegetable cultivation on the plain and for the transition from coastal lowland to the first Aurunci slopes.