Casa indipendente in Via Fontana Villafelice
Colfelice (FR), Via Villafelice, a pochi passi dalla piazza principale del paese e da tutti i principali servizi, proponiamo in vendita particolarissima CASA d' epoca, con ingresso indipendente, su 2 livelli per un totale di mq 150 circa, composta da Piano Terra: ingresso, sala, cucina abitabile con camino e bagno; Piano Primo: 2 ampie camere da letto di cui una...
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The asking price is €427/m², about 31% below comparable local stock, with 150 m², two bathrooms, independent access and immediate proximity to village services. However, the listing does not say whether the period house is habitable or renovated; allowing roughly €500/m² for refurbishment raises the effective cost to about €927/m², largely erasing the apparent discount.
More on the house and the area
A highly characterful village house with a photogenic stone-and-plaster façade, ornate ironwork, arched interiors, a fireplace and a small citrus-filled courtyard. It appears to be a real, functioning home with two bathrooms, a kitchen and solid floors, though dated and in need of cosmetic maintenance rather than a full reconstruction.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€17,000 – €29,000
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but visibly dated, especially the kitchen, flooring and finishes.
- Moisture, worn plaster and aging exterior surfaces suggest a meaningful refresh may be needed.
- The home is in the village center, with limited privacy and no visible panoramic view.
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 54/100The cluster sits in the middle Liri valley, with low ridges and cultivated hills around it and the Monti Ausoni and Ernici not far off on the wider horizon. The Liri River runs through this part of the province, shaping the valley floor used for roads, rail and farming. Arce, Ceprano and Sora are the nearest larger centres for daily services, and Frosinone is the provincial city farther west. This part of southern Lazio is known for olive groves, small hill villages and the corridor between the inland valleys and the Tyrrhenian side.