Terratetto unifamiliare in Ardea
Vendo casetta indipendente a due piani (piazzola di 100 mq) nel villaggio "L'Oasi Club" a Tor San Lorenzo, a 5 minuti di macchina dalle spiagge, aperto tutto l' anno, con piscina, campo da tennis, campo da calcio, parcheggio, bar, ristorante e animazione. Piccolo terrazzo esterno, salone con cucina a vista, bagno e tre…
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 €35,000 for 100 sqm, the ask is €350/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is ~€550/sqm versus a €625/sqm Lazio townhouse baseline, so it is moderately below our already-low stock median. Positive extras are the 1 km sea proximity, independent house layout, furnishings, and livable description, but the monthly village fee (€330/month) keeps it from scoring higher.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home: furnished, roofed, finished and clearly ready to live in, with a covered terrace and warm wood-lined interiors. The look is more practical holiday-chalet than romantic Italian dream house, and the setting shown is ordinary rather than scenic. At €35k for 100 sqm near the sea with pool access, the bargain appeal is strong.
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 – €11,000
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.
- Holiday-village setting rather than a classic Italian home
- No proven sea view or picturesque surroundings in the photos
- Monthly village fee (€330) is significant
- Interiors look dark/dated despite being fully usable
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 55/100The Tyrrhenian coast is within the area, with a long low sandy shoreline at Tor San Lorenzo and Marina di Ardea. This stretch sits on the flat Agro Romano and reclaimed coastal plain south of Rome, with dunes, pine woods and farmland in the immediate hinterland. The mouth of the Fosso della Moletta is on this coast, and the river valleys and drainage channels shape the local plain more than any relief. Rome is the nearest large city and its services are part of daily life. Ardea is an ancient Latin site known for its historic old centre on a tufa rise and archaeological remains, but the wider surroundings are mainly suburban coastal development and ordinary plain landscape.