Villa Capotesta con ampio giardino
Villa Capotesta con ampio giardino. Habitable, autonomo heating, caminetto, taverna, esposizione esterna, accesso per disabili, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The house is described as habitable, but its estimated all-in cost is about €115,000, or €1,150/m² after modest works—roughly twice the local €577/m² benchmark. Garden, fireplace, heating and accessibility add appeal, but the inland location offers no clear premium to justify the price.
More on the house and the area
A solid, genuinely usable townhouse surrounded by mature greenery, with a broad mountain view, balconies, garden space and a real fireplace. The home is roofed, floored and equipped with bathrooms and heating, but the interiors are plain and dated, and the kitchen appears to need completion or refitting.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- The kitchen appears unfinished or missing cabinetry and appliances.
- Interiors are habitable but dated, with cosmetic updating likely needed.
- Exterior paving, fencing and the covered porch show visible wear.
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 Sabina hills, with low Apennine relief and a landscape of olive groves, wooded ridges and small valleys. The area is close to the middle course of the Tiber basin, and daily life is shaped more by hill country than by any large plain. Monte Navegna and Monte Cervia and the Monti Sabini are the main mountain massifs in the wider immediate area, with the Monti Lucretili not far to the south-west. The Riserva Naturale Monte Navegna e Monte Cervia is within reach of this part of eastern Sabina. Rieti is the nearest town of size, with full services and a historic centre. The area is known for Sabina olive oil, including the Sabina DOP production zone.