Bassiano – Deliziosa casetta con terreno edificabile
In una splendida cornice naturale, a pochi minuti dal borgo di Bassiano, proponiamo una casetta di 70 mq su un unico livello con ampio terreno edificabile di quasi 2.000 mq. Attualmente composta da tre ambienti principali, la casa offre spazi accoglienti e funzionali, ma anche un grande potenziale di sviluppo: è…
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
At €59,000 for 70 sqm, the asking price is €843/sqm; with a typical renovation cost of about €700/sqm for a 'needs renovation' property, the effective cost is roughly €1,543/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €689/sqm in Lazio farmhouses. The 2,000 sqm buildable land and panoramic setting add some value, but the listing still looks expensive for its condition rather than discounted.
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€14,000 – €25,000
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.
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 is on the Lepini Hills, with limestone slopes and views over the Pontine plain. The Sisto and Ufente plain of the Agro Pontino lies below, and the coast around Sabaudia and the Circeo promontory is beyond the 15 km radius so it does not define the immediate setting. Monte Semprevisa, the highest peak of the Lepini, is within this mountain system to the north-east. The nearest larger town is Latina, which provides the main full-service urban centre for the area. Sezze itself is known for its long hillside old town and for artichokes from the surrounding plain.