Villino bifamiliare su un unico livello con giardino
Descrizione generale della proprietà Villino in zona verde, assolata e panoramica, a 5 minuti dai servizi essenziali e precisamente dai due paesi di Pescorocchiano e Borgorose, facilmente raggiungibile da strada asfaltata. L'immobile si sviluppa su un unico livello, piano terra, abitabile da subito, i lavori di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €29,000 plus an estimated €16,000 renovation allowance, the effective cost is about €563/m² versus the Lazio villa baseline of €586/m²—only a modest discount. It is immediately habitable with two bathrooms, heating, cellar and 23 photos, but the remote inland location and renovations completed 15 years ago limit the upside.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely habitable country villa with sweeping wooded mountain scenery, mature greenery, a paved outdoor area, and a charming fireplace with brick arches and wood ceilings. The home is fully equipped with kitchen, two bathrooms, two bedrooms, heating, and a cellar, though the interiors are dated and the exterior needs some upkeep. At €29,000, the combination of livability, views, and rural space is unusually compelling.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Remote rural setting; everyday services are about 6 km away.
- Photos show a lived-in, older-style interior rather than a freshly renovated finish.
- Utilities include a septic tank, and the roof/exterior should be checked despite the stated past renovation.
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 cluster sits in the central Apennine foothills of eastern Lazio. The Salto river valley and the artificial reservoir Lago del Salto lie within about 15 km and supply a large inland lake used locally for fishing and boating. Terrain in the 15 km radius is a mix of wooded hills, small agricultural valleys and streams feeding the Salto. There are no ski lifts inside 15 km; nearest alpine-style ski areas (Campo Felice / Piana di Navelli) are appreciably farther by car. The nearest city of size is Rieti (provincial capital) at roughly 35–45 km, which provides regional services, shops and a railway connection; L'Aquila is further to the northeast. There is no national-park or UNESCO designation centred inside the 15 km radius. The area’s economy is rural: small-scale farming, forestry and reservoir-related recreation are the main local uses of the landscape.