Villa in Strada delle Ruffoline 62
Villa unifamiliare unico livello salone doppio con camino cucina abitabile 3 camere da letto e doppi servizi veranda coperta. Terreno con ulivi di 4000mq...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €600/m² before works and an estimated €200/m² for a potentially habitable but undocumented condition, the effective cost is about €800/m²—well above the €585/m² local comparison level. The villa offers 150 m², two bathrooms, a covered veranda and 4,000 m² of olive-grove land, but the listing does not say its condition, year or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
A spacious single-level villa with a fireplace, arched interior openings, tiled floors and substantial 4,000 sqm olive-covered land. It looks like a real, roofed and broadly usable home rather than a shell, but the interiors need cleaning, repairs and likely cosmetic-to-moderate renovation before feeling truly livable.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Interior appears neglected, with debris, dirt and possible damp or mold staining.
- Kitchen and bathroom condition are not clearly shown and may need refurbishment.
- No compelling panoramic view is visible in the gallery; verify utilities, roof and legal conformity.
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 68/100The Sabine hills rise around Palombara Sabina, with Monte Gennaro and the Monti Lucretili immediately above the town. The area falls within the Parco Naturale Regionale dei Monti Lucretili. There are mountain roads and trailheads into the Lucretili within a short drive, while the nearest major urban centre is Rome, which provides the full range of services and rail and airport connections. Tivoli is also nearby and has major historic sites, but it sits outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for olive groves and hill country on the edge between the Roman plain and the Sabine uplands.