Rustico in Formia
Proponiamo in vendita in zona Pientime, terreno di mq 3500 con 90 piante di ulivo e varie piante da frutto, con deposito agricolo (C2) di mq 25 con progetto approvato per abbattimento e ricostruzione. Prezzo trattabile.
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
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is primarily 3,500 sqm of land with a 25 sqm agricultural storage building (deposito agricolo C2), which is not a legal dwelling as described, so it fails the habitability screen. At €30,000 for 24 sqm (€1,250/sqm) plus heavy works, it is also far above the Lazio farmhouse baseline of €691/sqm.
More on the house and the area
The main appeal is the 3,500 sqm olive-and-fruit land near the coast at a low price. But this is not presented as a livable house: it is a very small agricultural outbuilding with demolition/rebuild approval, so the dream is mostly in the project and land rather than an actual home today.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €14,000
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.
- Only plans/site map are shown; no real exterior or interior photos to prove charm.
- It is a tiny 25 sqm agricultural storage building, not a ready home.
- Approved demolition/reconstruction means major works are required.
- Likely use/legal status as deposito agricolo may limit straightforward residential living.
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 78/100The cluster is on the Gulf of Gaeta on the Tyrrhenian coast, with beaches and headlands immediately around Formia and Gaeta. Monte Orlando Regional Park is on the Gaeta promontory, with coastal limestone slopes above the sea. The Aurunci Mountains rise just inland, and the Monti Aurunci Regional Park begins a short distance from the coast. The nearest town of size is Gaeta, which has a large historic center, a port, and seaside districts. Formia is known as a coastal town and ferry port for the Pontine Islands.