Casa indipendente in Via della Repubblica 43
GRANDE CASA INDIPENDENTE CON CORTE ESTERNA CANTINA E GARAGE - Lungo via della Repubblica, strada comoda che conduce alla piazza principale e poi al palazzo baronale di questo suggestivo tranquillo borgo di duecento abitanti, casa cielo terra con corte garage cantina e grotta di circa 190 mq totali complessivi. Ampia e comoda, ottime potenzialità! Prezzo non trattabile. DESCRIZIONE e...
What it really costs
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At €195/m², the €39,000 asking price is far below Lazio's €621/m² baseline, but assuming €700/m² renovation brings the effective cost to about €895/m². The vague description omits condition, year, energy class, and habitability details; the small inland village also limits location value.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable 200 sqm village house with charming exposed beams, a substantial fireplace, traditional shutters, a grape-covered courtyard, cellar, garage, and garden space. The distant valley/mountain outlook and historic borgo setting add appeal, while the €39,000 price is exceptionally attractive for the size. It is not a polished dream home, but it offers real character and plenty of usable space rather than being a renovation shell.
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€40,000 – €70,000
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 quite dated and would benefit from modernization.
- The roof, systems, and legal status should be checked; the listing provides little technical detail.
- The outdoor space is a paved courtyard rather than a large private garden.
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 is in the tuff hill country between the Tiber valley and the Calanchi of the Tevere, with ravines and eroded clay badlands around Civitella d’Agliano and Bagnoregio. The Tiber is the main river of the area a short distance to the east. The Monte Rufeno nature reserve lies within roughly this radius on the northern side toward Acquapendente. Orvieto, in Umbria, is the nearest larger town in practical daily use, with rail services and a full set of shops and services; it sits on a volcanic tuff cliff above the Paglia valley. Civita di Bagnoregio, the isolated hill settlement linked by a footbridge, is within this landscape. The area is known for volcanic tuff landforms, ravines and olive-growing mixed with small vineyards and fields.