Civita Castellana rustico con 2 appartamenti
Nel cuore della campagna di Civita Castellana, precisamente in via Catalano, proponiamo in vendita una proprietà dal grande potenziale, ideale per chi desidera vivere immerso nella natura o realizzare una soluzione bifamiliare con ampi spazi esterni. Un ambiente perfetto per gli amanti della tranquillità e della vita…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Farmhouse in Lazio at 612 EUR/m2 vs 697 median (n=296, solid baseline), a ~12% discount. 160m2 across two independent apartments plus attic, terrace, balcony and private garden. Fresh listing (7 days), 20 photos. Fully needs renovation (energy class G), so budget ~500 EUR/m2 for a full gut renovation. No partial ownership or auction issues; structure is a habitable building shell, not a ruin or land-only. Modest discount plus solid potential for a two-family home or B&B makes this a reasonable buy, with renovation cost being the main variable.
More on the house and the area
The eye gets a large standalone country house hidden in greenery, with a broad terrace and garden setting. Inside, the spaces are big and bright but very bare, with little period character visible. The rural atmosphere is pleasant, yet the views and architecture are not dramatic enough to become a true scroll-stopper.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €31,000
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.
- Completely to renovate.
- Photos show some damp/ceiling deterioration, especially in the attic.
- Description notes images may be indicative and not fully match reality.
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 72/100The area sits on the volcanic tuff country of southern Tuscia, with ravines and tableland cut by the Treja valley. The Treja river and its gorges are within the Parco Regionale Valle del Treja, with wooded ravines and sites such as Calcata and the falls at Monte Gelato inside this landscape. Monte Soratte is a separate limestone ridge visible to the south-east and lies within about 15 km. Civita Castellana is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre, a cathedral, and the Forte Sangallo. The area is known for tuff landscapes and ceramics.