Soluzione indipendente con giardino, Palestrina
Casa Indipendente a Palestrina - Via Tende Scopri questa soluzione indipendente situata nella tranquilla zona di via Tende a Palestrina, un'opportunità ideale per chi cerca spazio e tranquillità. La proprietà, si sviluppa su una superficie commerciale di 55 perfetta per una giovane coppia o una piccola famiglia che…
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 €75,000 for 61 m², the ask is about €1,230/m²; with a habitable-condition allowance of ~€200/m², the effective cost is ~€1,430/m² versus a low-stock baseline of €580/m², so it screens expensive rather than discounted. The 2,000 m² fenced land and garage/cellar add some value, but the house itself is small and the outbuilding is only described as a tool shed/deposito, not extra living space.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable small house rather than a shell, with kitchen, bathroom, floors and a decent-looking roof. The main appeal is the flat fenced land and independent setting, but the house itself is plain and needs cosmetic improvement, with some visible moisture marks inside. Overall it feels livable and practical more than dreamily beautiful.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Interiors are very basic and cluttered rather than attractive.
- Visible damp/staining on some walls suggests remedial work may be needed.
- Exterior and paved areas feel functional, not especially photogenic.
- No proven view or standout historic character in the photos.
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.