Villa unifamiliare in Ardea
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Villetta ubicata ad Ardea (RM) in Via dei Tulipani n. 44 distinta con il n. di interno 5, sviluppantesi al piano terra e al piano seminterrato con attiguo garage, impiegato ad uso taverna, dotata di giardino pertinenziale con cancello pedonale e carrabile, facente parte del…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is explicitly an "asta immobiliare" (judicial auction), which is a hard veto for this catalog regardless of the attractive seaside location. At €86,251 for 95 sqm (€908/sqm) it is not exceptionally cheap versus the €573/sqm baseline once typical habitable-home costs are considered, but the auction status is the decisive factor.
More on the house and the area
This has real lifestyle appeal: a detached villa with enclosed garden, pergola and pool, and the price feels striking for a near-sea Lazio property. The house looks structurally complete and habitable rather than a shell, but the tired facades and lack of interior photos keep it out of dream-home territory. It feels like a usable home with outdoor potential, not a polished beauty.
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€6,000 – €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.
- Exterior needs noticeable refresh: peeling render and weathered finishes.
- No interior photos, so real livability and kitchen/bathroom quality are unverified.
- Pool and garden area appear usable but need maintenance/clean-up.
- Auction sale adds practical/legal complexity.
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 46/100The cluster is in the coastal plain south of Rome near the Tyrrhenian shore, with long low sandy coastline around Marina di Ardea and Tor San Lorenzo. The area is part of the Agro Romano, mostly flat and built up in strips between beach settlements, pine groves, fields and roads. The nearest larger urban centre is Rome to the north, and daily life here is tied more to the metropolitan fringe and coast road than to a distinct local landscape. Ardea is an ancient site with remains linked to the Volsci and a historic centre on a tufa rise, but the surroundings within about 15 km are mainly suburban coast and plain.