Rustico/casale in Via dei Ferrari 21
Podere Rustico con Terreno Agricolo - Palombara Scopri questa opportunità nel cuore della campagna romana! Un podere rustico di 140 m² commerciali (120 m² calpestabili) costruito nel 1980, perfetto per chi sogna una vita a contatto con la natura senza rinunciare ai comfort della città. La proprietà si estende su un generoso terreno di circa 3.500 m²,...
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is explicitly a 'podere rustico con terreno agricolo', which is a major legal-use red flag for a dwelling and triggers a veto despite the low asking price of €636/m² versus a €678/m² baseline. Assuming roughly €700/m² renovation, the effective cost would be about €1,336/m², but the key issue is likely non-residential/agricultural status rather than price.
More on the house and the area
This has some rustic atmosphere thanks to the oversized stone fireplace, farmhouse setting and olive-tree approach, and the price per square metre is appealing. But from the photos it reads more like a large agricultural space with basic utilities than a ready country home, so livability is limited without substantial work. The land helps, yet the house itself is not especially beautiful or finished.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€28,000 – €49,000
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.
- Essentially a huge rustic hall rather than a finished home
- Interiors look cluttered, rough and likely need full residential fit-out
- Only one bathroom shown and no proper finished bedroom/living layout
- Exterior is plain and some parts/outbuildings look patched and tired
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 71/100The cluster lies on the Sabine foothills below the Monti Lucretili. The Monti Lucretili Regional Park is within the local area, with limestone ridges, wooded slopes and ravines above the settled belt. The Aniene valley is to the south-west of this part of the Sabina, and the Tiber plain is farther west toward Rome. The nearest larger urban centre is Tivoli, with major historic monuments including Villa d’Este and Hadrian’s Villa, while Rome is the dominant city for services and transport but does not count as a landscape feature here. The area is known for olive growing in the Sabina hills, including the Sabina olive-oil zone.