Terratetto unifamiliare in Longone Sabino
Nel comune di Longone Sabino (RI), nel cuore dell’Alta Sabina, a circa 800 m s.l.m., proponiamo in vendita una casa semindipendente di circa 108 mq disposta su più livelli, caratterizzata da una distribuzione degli ambienti funzionale e da piacevoli affacci aperti sul paesaggio circostante. L’ingresso principale…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €58,000 for 108 sqm, the ask is €537/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is ~€737/sqm, above the local sub-€100k baseline of €625/sqm. Good presentation (53 photos, garage, terraces, panoramic setting) helps, but the remote inland location means this looks more like a fair buy than a standout deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a project: roofed, finished, with terraces, garage, private outdoor space and a very attractive stone-and-plaster exterior. The strongest wow comes from the tiny hill village setting and open green Sabina views, which make it feel romantic and peaceful. It is not luxury-polished, and the outside areas look somewhat neglected, but it already reads as habitable and genuinely livable.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Exterior spaces look dry and a bit tired, so garden/terraces need refreshing.
- Only one bedroom is shown/listed, so usable space may feel limited for 108 sqm.
- On a hillside village road; access and parking may be less convenient than a flat-town home.
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 71/100The cluster is in the Sabina hills on the eastern side of Lazio, with the Monti Sabini and lower Apennine relief around the surrounding valleys. The Turano basin is nearby, and Lago del Turano lies within this area with wooded slopes and small lakeside villages. The Monte Navegna e Monte Cervia Regional Nature Reserve is in the same hill and lake system. Rieti is the nearest town of size, with the provincial services and a substantial historic centre. This part of Sabina is known for olive groves and hill villages.