Casa Indipendente
Casa Indipendente. Needs renovation, esposizione esterna.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €46,000 for 21 m², the asking price is €2,190/m²; after an estimated €14,700 renovation, the effective cost rises to about €2,890/m² versus €570/m² for comparable Lazio homes. The 4 km distance from the sea adds some location value, but the very small size, zero bedrooms and need for renovation make this weak value.
More on the house and the area
The real appeal is the sunny private garden with mature olive trees, greenery, and attractive mountain scenery near Terracina. However, the tiny farmhouse is essentially a rough renovation project: empty rooms, deteriorated finishes, no visible bathroom or kitchen, and limited usable living space.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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 21 sqm building is not move-in ready and appears to have no bathroom or kitchen.
- Interiors are bare, cluttered, and require substantial renovation rather than simple cosmetic updating.
- Roof, utilities, structural condition, and legal conversion to a residence need verification.
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 75/100The cluster is in the coastal plain south of the Lepini and Ausoni foothills, with Monte Circeo and the Circeo promontory within the local horizon. The Tyrrhenian coast is close, with the beach line of Terracina and the start of the Pontine coast inside the area. The eastern side of Parco Nazionale del Circeo lies within about 15 km, including the coastal dune and wetland belt around Lago di Sabaudia. Terracina is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic upper town, the Temple of Jupiter Anxur on the hill, a port and full everyday services. The area is known for the Pontine coastal plain, beach tourism and market gardening.