Affascinante casale immerso nel verde
A pochi passi da Via Prenestina Nuova, in zona ben collegata, Frimm Academy Specialist è lieta di proporre in vendita un immobile di categoria catastale C/2 immerso nel verde, con ben oltre 2.000 mq di giardino annesso e circostante, con barbecue, tettoie, box già presenti. Questa affascinante proprietà rappresenta la…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
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Cadastral category C/2 means this is a storage/warehouse structure, not a habitable dwelling. Despite the 'Farmhouse' label and 100 sqm at 450 EUR/m2 (well below the 697 baseline), the value is dominated by the 2,000 sqm garden and the C/2 building would need change-of-use permits plus full renovation to become livable. 0 beds and 1 room reinforce non-residential status. The apparent discount is misleading given the legal/renovation hurdles and uncertain habitability.
More on the house and the area
C/2 storage building of 100sqm needing full renovation, listed at €45k in Gallicano nel Lazio (Lazio). Main draw is the 2,000+ sqm garden. The polished exterior/garden renders (wood door, landscaped lawn) contrast sharply with the actual current-state photos: peeling white doors, exposed tufo block interior, tarp-covered roof, and a messy yard with an inflatable pool and general clutter. No genuine wow — the appealing images are clearly renderings of a potential outcome, not what's being sold. Modest bargain-style land opportunity for a self-build/renovation project, nothing scroll-stopping.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Category C/2 (warehouse/storage), not a residential dwelling — 0 bedrooms
- Needs full renovation; interior photos show rough block walls and clutter
- Renders/staged photos (photos 2-3) appear aspirational, not current state
- Above-ground temporary pool, not a real pool
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 58/100The cluster is in the Alban Hills and Prenestini area east of Rome, with volcanic and limestone hill country rather than a plain. The nearest named natural feature is the Monti Prenestini just to the east, with higher ground around Palestrina and Capranica Prenestina inside the local landscape. Rome is the nearest large city and shapes daily life with rail links, services and employment. Palestrina is the nearest historic town of note, with the sanctuary complex of Fortuna Primigenia and the archaeological museum in the Barberini Palace. The area is known for hill towns, vineyards and olive groves on the Rome hinterland.