Poli: palazzina cielo-terra centro paese
ThinkHome propone in vendita una palazzina cielo-terra situata in Vicolo San Giuseppe, nel cuore del paese di Poli. L'immobile è disposto su due livelli e sviluppa una metratura di 50 mq, così suddivisa: Piano terra: zona giorno, camera e bagno Piano primo: ulteriore camera e balcone La proprietà è da rifinire,…
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 €19,000 for 50 sqm, the ask is €380/sqm, but with an estimated €800/sqm to finish/renovate, the effective cost is about €1,180/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €632/sqm in Lazio townhouses. The historic-center village location and included 40 sqm cellar help, but being only 'da rifinire' with no clear bathroom-ready condition keeps it from scoring higher.
More on the house and the area
The setting has some evocative old-borgo character, with stonework, arches and a tucked-away medieval lane. But this is presented only from the outside and is clearly a small townhouse to finish/renovate, not a ready home. At €19k it has project appeal rather than real dream-home wow.
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€10,000 – €18,000
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.
- Needs full interior finishing/renovation
- No bathroom shown despite listing mention
- Only exterior photos, so livability is unproven
- Very tight medieval alley access and limited light
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 in the Monti Prenestini, with the Simbruini mountains farther east on the horizon and the upper Aniene valley beyond them. The nearest major river landscape is the Aniene basin, and Tivoli is within the wider daily orbit with Villa d’Este and Hadrian’s Villa, both UNESCO sites, but they are outside the immediate 15 km landscape. Around Poli itself the setting is inland limestone hill country with olive groves, wooded slopes and small historic hill towns such as Palestrina and Cave nearby. Palestrina is the nearest substantial town in the area, with services, a sizeable historic centre and the Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia. The area is known for hill villages on the edge of the Roman hinterland and for olive cultivation.