Casa bifamiliare in Via Santo Stefano 44
Nel comune di Monte San Giovanni Campano, in una zona tranquilla e riservata ma ben collegata ai principali servizi, proponiamo in vendita una casa semindipendente di 56 mq, ideale per chi desidera vivere in un contesto sereno senza rinunciare alle comodità. L'abitazione si sviluppa su due livelli. Al piano terra troviamo una cucina abitabile, luminosa ed accogliente, arricchita da un...
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At €12,000 for 56 sqm, the asking price is just €214/sqm; assuming a basic habitable-refresh cost of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €414/sqm, still well below the Lazio townhouse baseline of €616/sqm. The description suggests an actual dwelling with terrace/parking in a connected but quiet area, and 10 photos reduce uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable little house rather than a shell: it has a functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms and a balcony with a pleasant hillside outlook. The setting is quiet and the €12k price is striking, but the house is visually plain and clearly needs cosmetic updating and some maintenance. Dream value is modest rather than magical.
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 – €6,000
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 looks unfinished and weathered
- Interiors are dated and likely need modernization
- Some visible staining/cracks suggest maintenance checks
- Very small house at 56 sqm
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 67/100The cluster sits in the middle Liri valley, with the Ernici mountains close to the north and the wider Apennine relief visible around the basin. The river Liri runs through this part of the province and shapes the plain between the hill towns. Monti Simbruini Regional Park lies to the northwest, with the nearest higher Apennine terrain and walking areas reached by road in well under an hour, while the nearest ski lifts are those of Campocatino above Guarcino at about a 45-minute drive. The nearest larger town is Sora, which has the main services and shops for this side of the valley, while Frosinone is the provincial capital for higher-order services. Monte San Giovanni Campano is known for its hilltop historic centre and castle associated with the imprisonment of Thomas Aquinas, and the wider area is known for olive groves and the agricultural valley of the Ciociaria interior.