Villa in Via dei Cinque Archi 11
Proponiamo in vendita ad Aprilia, zona 5 Archi, in posizione strategica e ben collegata con Nettuno e la Strada Statale Pontina, villa singola indipendente libera su quattro lati, sviluppata su un unico livello per una superficie di circa 130 mq. L’immobile è completamente da ristrutturare e rappresenta un’interessante…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 for 130 sqm, the asking price is just €615/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €576/sqm, but the home is explicitly 'completely to renovate', so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation. That brings the effective cost to roughly €1,715/sqm, which is far above baseline; the 8 km distance from the sea helps only slightly.
More on the house and the area
This is a usable-sized detached villa with a garden and a practical single-storey layout, so it has real house potential rather than ruin status. But the photos show heavy deterioration: damp walls, flaking ceilings and very tired interiors, with little charm or proven view to create strong dream-home appeal. At €80k for 130 sqm it has some bargain pull, yet today it feels more like a renovation project than a beautiful home.
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€51,000 – €76,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated; not move-in ready.
- Visible damp, peeling plaster and ceiling damage inside.
- Some rooms look stripped back and may need full systems/bathroom updates.
- Setting is leafy but no real view is shown.
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 42/100The area is the Agro Pontino plain between Rome and Latina, with flat reclaimed farmland, drainage canals and long straight roads. The Tyrrhenian coast is nearby, with the beach and dune landscape of Tor Caldara Regional Nature Reserve to the north and the Littoral of the Lazio State Nature Reserve around the Anzio-Nettuno shore within roughly this range. Anzio and Nettuno are the nearest coastal towns of size, with ports and full daily services. Aprilia sits in the built-up belt spreading between the Roman hinterland and the Pontine plain.