Villa
Villetta in complesso residenziale in Vendita Scopri questa affascinante villetta in un piccolo complesso residenziale, situata a pochi chilometri da Orte, in prossimità della stazione di Gallese. Un'opportunità straordinaria in un contesto tranquillo e confortevole, dove la qualità della vita incontra la praticità…
What it really costs
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At €79,000 for 96 sqm, the ask is €823/sqm; assuming broadly habitable condition from the residential villa description, the effective cost is about €1,023/sqm after ~€200/sqm refresh works. That sits well above this catalog’s Lazio villa baseline of €573/sqm, so despite the 4-bed/2-bath layout and garden, it looks only fair rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely attractive, fully usable home: bright, well-kept, and move-in ready, with a pretty garden and olive trees. The open living room with its high timber roof gives it real character, and the lofted upper space adds charm. It lacks a dramatic view or exceptional location, but at €79k it feels unusually complete and appealing for the price.
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.
- No proven long-distance view in the photos.
- Exterior setting is pleasant residential rather than spectacular countryside.
- Some spaces feel simple/functional rather than luxurious.
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 55/100The cluster sits in the Tiber valley country on the border between southern Tuscia and the Sabina-facing side of northern Lazio, with low tufa and clay hills cut by small streams. The Tiber is the main river in the area, a few kilometres east, and the landscape around Gallese is mainly farmland, wooded patches and ravines. The nearest town of size is Civita Castellana, which has full services and a substantial historic centre on a tuff plateau; Orte is also close as a rail and road hub on the Tiber corridor. Within this part of the province the area is known for tufa settlements, hazelnut and olive cultivation, and for being a transit corridor between Viterbo, Terni and Rome.