Casa indipendente in Via Collebaccaro
Nel borgo di Collebaccaro, caratteristico centro del comune di Contigliano affacciato sulla suggestiva Valle Santa Reatina, UniCredit RE Services propone in vendita un'abitazione indipendente di ampia metratura, situata nel centro storico e sviluppata su quattro livelli. L'immobile dispone di due distinti accessi…
What it really costs
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At €75,000 for 206 sqm, the ask is €364/sqm; assuming a basically habitable older home at about €200/sqm renovation, the effective cost is about €564/sqm, essentially in line with the Lazio country-house baseline of €557/sqm. The score is lifted by the large size, independent house format, 14 photos, and historic-centre setting, with no concrete red flags in the text.
More on the house and the area
The real wow here is the huge terrace with an open valley-and-mountain panorama over tiled rooftops: it gives this plain village house genuine dream value. Condition looks fundamentally livable, with floors, bathrooms, windows and usable rooms already in place, but the interiors are simple and somewhat dated rather than beautiful. It feels like a real house you could use soon, then gradually improve.
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€14,000 – €23,000
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 look basic and a bit tired rather than stylish.
- Facade and some exterior areas need maintenance/cleaning.
- Photos don’t clearly show a fitted modern kitchen or full heating setup.
- Multi-level historic layout may mean lots of stairs and uneven circulation.
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 68/100The cluster is in the Sabine Apennine foothills above the Rieti plain. The Velino River and the Piana Reatina are the main landscape feature nearby, and the area is tied to the former Lacus Velinus marsh basin. The Monti Sabini rise close by, and Monte Terminillo is the main mountain massif visible from this part of the province. The Santuario di Greccio, linked to Saint Francis and the first nativity scene tradition, is in the immediate area. Rieti is the nearest town of size, with a walled historic centre, cathedral and everyday services. The area is known for olive growing in the Sabina and for Franciscan sites.