Villa 133 m² in Via dello Scorpione 18/20, Ardea (RM)
Villa in asta a Ardea (RM) – Via dello Scorpione 18/20 Questo villino si trova nel Comune di Ardea (RM), all'interno del consorzio denominato Colle Romito, in Via dello Scorpione n.18/20. Si tratta di un piccolo villino di tre piani, parte di una schiera di quattro unità intermedie, edificato nel 1974. La zona è…
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In the listingRenovated- Sold at judicial auction
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Judicial auction listing ("in asta"), which is an automatic veto for this catalog. The text also says the condition is very poor with damp/infiltration and systems needing major works, implying about €1,100/m² renovation on top of the €445/m² asking level.
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This is a practical-sized townhouse near the sea with a private garden, but the photos show a very ordinary 1970s row-house rather than a dream setting. It is a real built home, not a shell, yet livability is dragged down by poor finishes, clutter, damp and infiltration, no heating, and likely significant remedial works. The low price helps, but the wow factor is minimal.
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€53,000 – €78,000
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.
- General condition is poor, with water infiltration and damp reported.
- Heating is absent and electrical/plumbing systems need upgrading.
- Garden is currently overgrown and outdoor areas need cleanup.
- Auction/legal complexity: civic use burden, shared well/sewer, and consortium fees.
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.